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Attn: Ellen (About)

It feels cheesy writing postcards asking/pleading/whatever-ing for help from a person I don’t know. Really it’s awkward asking a favor of anyone. But (and this is to console myself) – I’m sure people have helped me in the past without my asking for it, and people will again in the future. I enjoy being able to help people when I can (most of the time) and so … well, like I said … this paragraph is to console myself. Rambling makes me feel less like a cheese-ball?

(*Note – the stuff below is basically on the Page/Tab above in case you just want to check it out there.)

This idea has been in my head for a long while. I like the idea – so of course I was never happy with any approach I tried. But doing this has stayed on my to-do list and I finally decided to just go for it.

From day one of the blog a ‘joke’ I’ve had is the hope that an intern of Ellen’s will discover my blog, and convince Ellen to give it a chance. Then, because she’s super kind, she’ll give me a chance and introduce me to a literary agent (it worked for this 9 year old who’s more socially suave than I am, so why not for me?).

Anyhow – it’s a lovely thought to have that this will all work out in the end. And I can’t delude myself without feeding my delusions with new nonsense on the blog.

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About This Site

My name is Brad Stanley. I would very much love to have a book (or two even) published. Really published. So that if you asked a clerk at a store about me they would say, “uhh … who?,” and when they looked me up they’d find a book (or three even). This is a pretty tough goal. With this site, I’m hoping to drum up some fans to spread the word (fans OUTside my family).

I want you – whoever you are – to read this, and if you like any of the stories/poems/whatevers TELL YOUR FRIENDS! If you have helpful comments (not liking my writing is helpful if you have a legitimate reason why) email me or post a comment!

My hope with this is that you (odds are the ‘you’ reading this is my mother) will visit, and then you’ll get a friend to visit, and so on and so on until one of Ellen’s interns visits. And, maybe, just maybe, that intern will be drunk and fall in love with my writing. And then that intern will allow me to bribe him or her to talk me up to Ellen.

I have a few different categories below – check them out. It’s pretty safe to assume that everything on this site is pretty tongue-in-cheek, lighthearted, goofy, etc.

If you have any questions/comments (negative feedback is feedback, insults make me cry) please email me at: getbradstanleypublished@gmail.com

Hope you enjoy it!

Also, stop by regularly, I’ll be adding something new once a week.

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