Would you read this book??

It’s funny – as I was thinking about writing a book, I was trying to think of a title for the book. I wanted to compile my “stories” from the business world and maybe some snippets from the rest of my life because I have some funny stories and generally, I tell them well. So, I work in the Biotech industry and I was thinking of a title for my “book”. The irony hit me right away.

My first thought was “Funny Business” – then I would put a subtitle or whatever that is called underneath that says something to the effect of, “It’s not all test tubes and microscopes”. In thinking about this, I had a few initial ideas. First, who the hell is going to read a book with the words test tube and microscope on the cover? Well….NOBODY. Maybe my mother which isn’t necessarily a good thing since throughout the book, I intend to discuss my former drug habit and maybe even my personal life, which might embarrass her a bit. Although, the fact that my gay (American) brother recently bought a bidet for his bathroom should embarrass her a hell of a lot more than anything I have to say!

Anyway, the science piece of it might draw a scientist to my book, if scientists (other than me, of course) read anything other than science journals and maybe children’s books (to their kids). And then there’s the aspect that 99% of scientists don’t use test tubes or microscopes anymore, but if I entitled a book, “From Pipettes to Microarrays”, I wouldn’t get too many non-scientist readers. So, as I write this, the book is still title-less. Being new to the book writing business, I’m pretty sure the editor is supposed to help come up with a catchy title anyway, so I’m not going to sweat it.