Exhibit 27.24

Reconstructed Timeline of Last Night

12:30 a.m. - After grading all night, went to sleep after watching an old episode of Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes. Dreamed briefly of outsmarting Victorians.

1:00 a.m. - Woken up by dogs barking outside. Confused, felt around for my pipe and panicked over how I could outsmart them without it. Decided I would just give the dogs C-minuses.

1:05 a.m. - As dogs barking outside is what happens in the morning, I thought it was morning. Also, I wasn't really awake. I made coffee.

1:10 a.m. - Deduced that the sun wasn't rising properly. Wanted to tell someone about the mystery I solved. Thought about tweeting it. Thought about reconsidering some recent life choices involving social networks.

1:11 a.m. - Really got worried about the health of the sun.

1:20 a.m. - Finally opened computer and realized what was going on. Became less concerned for the sun and more concerned about being out Sherlock-ed by neighborhood dogs.

1:21-2:45 a.m - Debated whether or not I should actually drink the coffee I'd made and tried to determine what this would mean for the rest of my Friday.

3:00 a.m. - Began another episode of Sherlock Holmes.

? - Woke up and the power was off for the entire block. Drank cold coffee while sleuthing, sleuthing which involved questioning the dogs.

? - "Did you do it? Yes, you did, yes, you did. Who'sa good criminal? You are, yes you are."

9:30 a.m. - Power came back on. Thought about reconsidering some recent life choices involving social networks.

Exhibit 27.3

On Editing a Novel #20

CHOOSING A FONT FOR YOUR NOVEL. This is the single most important thing you will do as a writer. It and it alone will determine your publishing success. Think back to the last time you were in a bookstore. How did you choose which book to buy? You flipped to the back and read the colophon didn't you? Of course you did. According to research, the origin of a book's font is the first thing book consumers check when undertaking a potential literature purchase. Take a look at this quote:

With a sudden upwelling of reverence, Robert Langdon fell to his knees.

Terrible, terrible writing, right? Wrong. Terrible, terrible font. Now let's see it as it appeared in print:

With a sudden upwelling of reverence, Robert Langdon fell to his knees.

And that book became The Da Vinci Code.

So what font should you choose? It depends, depends solely on your genre. Follow these guidelines and you should be fine.

Times New Roman-->Non-Fiction

Lucida Blackletter-->Elf Fantasy

Trebuchet-->Internet Thriller

Papyrus-->Egyptian

Lucida Calligraphy-->Jane Austen Rewrite

Courier-->Beatnik

Georgia-->Jonathan Safran Foer

Webdings-->Mystery