You’re famous now: why don’t you write a book?

It’s funny how simple sentences you hear can stick with you and clutter your brains even at ungodly hours of the day (or night, as a matter of fact). The conversation that triggered this reaction of mine is the following:

(friend) – Hey you’re famous now!
(me) – Yes, kind of. *stupid grin*
(friend) – Well, you can’t just sit here like that. You need to capitalise on this fame. Why don’t you write a book?

That last sentence made me really laugh (of course I didn’t show it, I’m a well-educated lady). My relative fame is linked to the fact that I pushed a European public organisation into the limelight by heavily investing in the social media sphere and using it for the benefit of European citizens (that’s what the media say at least). And now I should write a book – you know those objects which you can take with you to the toilet, on the train, in a queue, that smell like ehhh « books » precisely.

Now don’t get me wrong: I love books, I have a few thousand at home, and I always have one in my bag, wherever I go (and probably mostly on the toilet ). But I just find it very odd that:

1. a person needs to « capitalise on fame ». What does that mean exactly? Can anyone help with this one?
2. a person needs to write a book when s/he is famous. I thought it was the other way round

You must think I should be grateful for having such a thoughtful friend. After all that friend could have suggested I sell T-shirts with my face on it, play in a TV series or even go into politics (I’m not sure which proposal is the least appealing)!

In fact, I might just take that advice… although I haven’t been waiting for this friend’s conversation to want to write a book.

So what should it be about? YOU tell me…

(c) Courtesy of http://stephenslighthouse.com/category/multimedia-internetschools/

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