Ms. Ima Pyle
Steeman-Pyle Author Representation
NYC
Dear Ms. Pyle:
“Gregory Samsa, a hard-working and respected cockroach, awoke one morning after uneasy dreams to find that he had been transformed into a gigantic Literary Agent.â€
Thus begins my 200,000-word paranormal fantasy Metamorphosis 2010. It is the story of an unfortunate insect who, suddenly and inexplicably thrust into a terrible and violent alien world, struggles to survive against seemingly insurmountable odds. Whereas his previous life centered around not getting stepped upon, now, as a literary agent, he must learn to step on people. This role reversal presents a great challenge, as kind-hearted Gregory is forced to quash his empathetic nature and destroy people’s hopes with a mouse click.
I’m sure you have no insecurities whatsoever and can therefore appreciate my ironic Kafka-esque juxtaposition of cockroach and literary agent. I feel quite certain that Metamorphosis 2010 will find a ready audience among the hordes of would-be novelists whose dreams have been cruelly shattered by heartless agents. (Not you.)
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
I. Sewell Paiste
P.S. Although there are no actual teenage vampire characters in the novel, Gregory does reject several thousand novels on the subject, and one of the dejected writers commits suicide by jumping off the Williamsburg Bridge onto a bauxite barge.
