Wouldn’t it be cool to walk into your local bookstore, take a book off the bestsellers shelf, and open it to find your picture featured within its pages?
If you think so, read on…
As you may have heard, we recently got a book deal with a major New York publisher. It’s all about the rules that don’t exist. I have been busy putting it together, and I thought of a neat way to include you in the process, if you’re interested. :)
Send me a picture of YOU breaking a rule that doesn’t exist, and I will do my best to include it in the finished book! No promises, but if the photo is fun, original, and of decent quality, your chances will increase greatly! Keep in mind that we’re looking for rules that DON’T exist, not ones that actually do. (So no pictures of you exceeding the speed limit or vandalizing City Hall, please.)
If you need inspiration, here are the 40 rules that will be in the book (although if you come up with something else, that’s cool, too!)
- Thou Shalt Act Thine Age
- Thou Shalt Color Inside The Lines
- Thou Shalt Hate Monday
- Thou Shalt Always Be Careful
- Thou Shalt Get Thine Inbox To Zero
- Thou Shalt Clean Thy Plate
- Thou Shalt Make Thy Bed
- Thou Shalt Hide Thy Weirdness
- Thou Shalt Care What Other People Think
- Thou Shalt Not Wear Thy Wedding Dress After Thy Wedding Day
- Thou Shalt Conceal Thy Wrinkles
- Thou Shalt Wait for Permission
- Thou Shalt Not Play Hookey
- Thy Christmas Cookies Shalt Look Like Christmas Cookies
- Only Young Children and High School Seniors Shalt Take Cheesy Photos Near Oversized Numbers
- Thou Shalt Not Make a Mess
- Thou Shalt Remove Thy Nametag Immediately After An Event
- Thou Shalt Not Eat Breakfast for Dinner
- Thou Shalt Not Celebrate Without Thine Calendar’s Permission
- Spouses Shalt Not Swap Sides of the Bed
- Thou Shalt Not Let Them See You Car Dancing
- Thine Offspring Shalt Be In a Million Extracurricular Activities
- Thou Shalt Not Eat Dessert First
- Thou Shalt Not Draw on Thy Children
- Thou Shalt Embrace Common Knowledge
- Thou Shalt Get a Job with Benefits
- Thou Shalt Not Wear Pajamas in Public
- Thou Shalt Not Have Too Much Fun at Work
- Thou Shalt Reserve Thy Fine China for Special Occasions
- Thou Shalt Always Wear Clean Underpants Upon Leaving Thy House
- Thou Shalt Let Others Define Thy Success
- Thou Shalt Wait 30 Minutes to Swim After Eating
- Thou Shalt Not Bring Bananas On Thy Fishing Boat
- Thou Shalt Be Realistic
- Thou Shalt Not Be Ridiculous
- Thou Shalt Do and See Everything Whilst On Vacation
- Thou Shalt Brag About How Busy Thou Art
- Thou Shalt Not Wear White After Labor Day
- Thou Shalt Not Jump in Puddles
- Thou Shalt Not Blow Bubbles In Thy Milk
While I can’t guarantee the “bestselling” part, I can tell you we’re putting everything we have into making this book a success. And I know that it’s bound to be better if you’re in it.
So please, send your photo of your rebellion against Adultitis to me at jason@escapeadulthood.com — but hurry! Deadline for entries is August 18, 2014!
* Please note fame and fortune not guaranteed.