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April 20, 1911
Hot Springs Weekly Star
Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
At a New York literary dinner, publisher John Lane shares a witty anecdote about an amateur writer who cleverly pitches a 'bear story' as spicy by specifying it's about a cinnamon bear.
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A Spicy Subject.
John Lane, the well-known publisher, said at a literary dinner in New York:
"As an editor I find nobody so persistent as the amateur contributor. If the amateur were half as ingenious in writing his material as in trying to land it, he would become a Dickens in no time.
"An amateur said the other day to an editor I know:
"'Allow me to submit this bear story.'
"'My readers don't care for bear stories,' said the editor. 'They want something spicy.'
"'But this,' said the amateur, 'is a story about a cinnamon bear.'"
John Lane, the well-known publisher, said at a literary dinner in New York:
"As an editor I find nobody so persistent as the amateur contributor. If the amateur were half as ingenious in writing his material as in trying to land it, he would become a Dickens in no time.
"An amateur said the other day to an editor I know:
"'Allow me to submit this bear story.'
"'My readers don't care for bear stories,' said the editor. 'They want something spicy.'
"'But this,' said the amateur, 'is a story about a cinnamon bear.'"
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Amateur Contributor
Bear Story
Cinnamon Bear
Spicy
Publishing
Wordplay
What entities or persons were involved?
John Lane
Amateur
Editor
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
John Lane
Amateur
Editor
Location
New York
Story Details
John Lane recounts an amateur contributor submitting a bear story to an editor who wants something spicy, revealing it is a story about a cinnamon bear.