What’s an Idea Worth?

erickahngalepresents:

Not much, if you ask me.

Everybody’s got an idea, for a band name, a tv show, a comic book character, or a new line of plush dolls that Actually Sing You to Sleep! (I call them Luv-a-bye Babies) 

But these ideas just burn a hole in your brain if you don’t get them made and send them out into the world (a scary place, full of people that think your idea is dumb and say things like “There’s already something like that, Eric, they’re called SING-a-bye Babies, and they’re huge in Japan.”)

I pondering all of this today, because, believe it or not, I’ve actually been revising The Bully Book these last 6 months with my editor at HarperCollins, and have just THIS WEEKEND gotten final approval on the manuscript. 

So that means Bully Book is officially out my hands and it is now time to present ideas for what will be my 2nd book with HarperCollins. 

I’ve been developing these ideas for months (one of them is a Bully Book sequel idea, don’t worry) but I’m not sure how good they are, if my editor will like them, or if they have enough verve to make a full-length novel. 

So in honor of putting all these ideas together, I’m gonna make this upcoming month The March of Unused Ideas where I tramp out every idea I’ve ever had that’s not going anywhere. 

Here’s a sample: 

1. The Chair That You Wear: It’s a backpack you hang over your desk chair at school that contains two clamshell pads that fold down and make cushions on the back and seat of your chair. I was always uncomfortable in school desks and came up with this concept over 10 years ago. I’ve been talking about it non-stop since, but have never even sketched a design. 

2. Gunners: a TV show about competitive medical school students. Sort of a Grey’s Anatomy Junior. 

3. Oops, I Pooped!: A picture book about a little girl named Molly who keeps pooping her pants. “I pooped at school, I pooped at the pool…” you can see where this is going. 

Submissions welcome :)

Can NOT wait to buy the bully book.

so excited

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    bully book. so excited
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