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Whatever gets you off: The “Stimulus Package” of two Tampa authors

source: http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2010/06/25/whatever-gets-you-off-the-stimulus-pac...

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Someone lied to Julia Silva-Rettig and Kirsten Becker, authors of Our Stimulus Package. Publishing a book is probably the worst thing you can do to combat a shitty economy. Most authors don’t even make enough money to pay for their book tours. Then again, these Tampa women aren’t like other writers. Like Twilight’s Stephenie Meyer, they don’t need original stories or a background in writing to sell books. They are beautiful saleswomen loaded with charisma, networking skills, financial backers and optimism. While their launch party was the first I’ve ever attended that didn’t feature a reading, it was also the most attended; over 100 professionals packed the Tampa Museum of Art buying books like cocktails.

Tell me if this sounds familiar. After sipping a few drinks and swapping dating disaster stories, someone says...
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