Hello fools. I’m the omniscient narrator of The Book of Wrong Answers. You’ll recognize me from my plain, unassuming font.
I’m Mr. Book - AKA The Book of Wrong Answers. I look like this.
I’m Jimmy the writer and would be author. I’m like the book only more desperate to be heard. That’s why I use bold.
He’s an ok kid. We’ll keep him around.
When last we were here, Mr. Book and Jimmy were trapped in a cave searching for a way to emerge into the light of day and become a real book and a real author.
Those marketing people that came here a couple of days ago? They sure took up a LOT of space. They were pretty damn intimidating.
Fuggetaboutit. They won’t be back any time soon.
They won’t? What happned?
Don’t worry yourself with such details. And Mr. Narrator?
Omniscient narrator. I am what ever the reader wants me to be. I exist solely as they imagine me. I might be Mr. Narrator. I might be something else. Please don’t limit me with the label of ‘Mr’.
Sorry ‘omniscient’ narrator, just don’t tel…
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