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| − | A [[hoax]] and the author of a [[hoax]]. Travis Tea was dreamed up by a number of [[SF]] writers to be the author of '' | + | A [[hoax]] and the author of a [[hoax]]. '''Travis Tea''' was dreamed up by a number of [[SF]] writers to be the author of ''Atlanta Nights'', a jointly written book which attempted to be the worst book ever written. It was then submitted to print-on-demand publisher PublishAmerica, which accepted it with praise. |
| − | To get an idea, here's the first question from the Travis Tea FAQ: | + | To get an idea, here's the first question from the Travis Tea FAQ: <br> |
| − | QUESTION: "The world is full of bad books written by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable?" | + | QUESTION: "The world is full of bad books written by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable?"<br> |
ANSWER: "Atlanta Nights is a bad book written by experts." | ANSWER: "Atlanta Nights is a bad book written by experts." | ||
| − | {{link | website=http://www.travistea.com/}} | + | {{link | website=http://www.travistea.com/ |text=Website}}. |
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| + | {{person}} [[Category:pro]] [[Category:US]] | ||
[[Category:hoax]] | [[Category:hoax]] | ||
[[Category:penname]] | [[Category:penname]] | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 27 November 2020
A hoax and the author of a hoax. Travis Tea was dreamed up by a number of SF writers to be the author of Atlanta Nights, a jointly written book which attempted to be the worst book ever written. It was then submitted to print-on-demand publisher PublishAmerica, which accepted it with praise.
To get an idea, here's the first question from the Travis Tea FAQ:
QUESTION: "The world is full of bad books written by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable?"
ANSWER: "Atlanta Nights is a bad book written by experts."
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