"I want to be a writer so I can write John Grisham books."
Me: You cannot write John Grisham books, because you are not John Grisham.
Dad: Oh, you know what I mean. In that same - the jonna?
Mom: Genre. You want to write books in the same genre. Legal thrillers.
Dad: Right, the same jonna as John Grisham. No, I'm really going to write this book about the [name] case, here's how it starts. "[Name] was preparing for her birthday party on a cold day in spring. Suddenly the wind sprang up. The clouds were dark and the sky was ominous!"
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Dad: Oh, you know what I mean. In that same - the jonna?
Mom: Genre. You want to write books in the same genre. Legal thrillers.
Dad: Right, the same jonna as John Grisham. No, I'm really going to write this book about the [name] case, here's how it starts. "[Name] was preparing for her birthday party on a cold day in spring. Suddenly the wind sprang up. The clouds were dark and the sky was ominous!"
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