151. Absolute Power

Have these aliens no idea how the book industry works? The people who can make their manuscript known to the public are the very hostages they’ve stolen! The editors! The publishers! Why do they think that I can make a book deal happen for them? Because I’m the public figure, probably. It’s my name on all the posters and books. My face. My words. So they think that if I can make a book popular, I can make their book popular. What rubbish! I got lucky, is all, got a proper agent and she sold it to the publishing houses, and that’s where the fame came from. It’s like whining to the president about some political issue, but he’s really a figurehead. He’s got people to take care of that sort of thing. What am I supposed to do now? I can’t guarantee them a book deal. Bloody hell, I can’t even guarantee another book for myself.