{"id":1335,"date":"2020-12-10T21:33:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2020-12-10T21:33:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:33:48","slug":"eliot-eliot-holden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodstuffconnections.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/10\/eliot-eliot-holden\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliot, Eliot & Holden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By The Reverend Mrs. Silence DoGood<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Editor,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I never had a book published before. That is until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several weeks ago I received a letter from Eliot, Eliot and Holden that they accepted my book proposal and were going to publish my work. I had submitted my idea to them over a year ago when I was waiting for my son who was having a photo shoot at a nearby building.  I had given them a portfolio of my sermons and Letters to the Editor with the proposed title of my book \u201cRecipes for Overcoming the Fear of Living and the Fear of Dying.\u201d They are also based in Midtown New York City where my son\u2019s modeling agency is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was actually surprised to hear from them because of their recent publication of a best seller. I thought that a book by a pastor from a bucolic farming village would not compare to the glamorous story that everyone was reading. Their publication of \u201cMy Life in Nickels\u201d by Mikala Mont-Geneve Ford was number one on most of the world\u2019s best seller lists. She is the heiress and socialite famous for her philanthropy, her beauty, her immodesty and her quick but demonic humor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So last week when I visited their offices to meet the publisher I was very nervous. As I sat in the waiting room I asked the receptionist which Eliot I would be meeting. I assumed that there were two Eliots who were either generational or at least familial. She told me that there is only one Eliot and that when he created the company he thought it would be more impressive to have two Eliots. He wanted people to assume that the company had roots. Had history. Had lineage. Learning that made me very nervous. Just what kind of man is Mr. Garson Eliot, Publisher?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I soon found out. The receptionist took me into a very small but nicely appointed conference room. Dark paneling, a chandelier too big for the room and on the largest wall a huge print of Ms. Ford smiling and holding her best seller. I sat alone wondering if I truly belonged there. \u201cMaybe I should go home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too late. The door opened quickly and the one and only Mr. Garson Eliot entered followed by a young woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello Mrs. DoGood. We\u2019re going to see if we can make a book out of your portfolio. Right now it\u2019s a collection. That\u2019s all. This is Ms. Emily Thatcher who will be your Editor. It was nice meeting you. Have a great day.\u201d  And then he left. I didn\u2019t know what to think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMr. Eliot has a very busy day. Let\u2019s get to work\u201d said Ms. Emily Thatcher with a British accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wondered if going home was still an option as I looked closely at this young and probably inexperienced Editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs this the woman who will help me get a wall size print on the conference room wall? I seriously doubt it. She\u2019s wearing a classic Coco Chanel style pink suit with black trim to disguise the fact that she\u2019s about 25 years old. In what antique store did she find the two strands of pearls that fit beautifully around her long neck? I feel like I\u2019m on the set of Netflix\u2019s The Crown<\/em>. This isn\u2019t going well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love your work so I convinced Mr. Eliot to work with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat a dear child\u201d I thought to myself. \u201cShe\u2019s so gifted recognizing my talent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMr. Eliot is correct in saying that your portfolio is only a collection. Well that\u2019s how it stands right now. But we will work together to make it into a systemic zeitgeist. Actually you will have to do that because you have the vision. I believe readers will love your world view when we are finished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After reviewing my portfolio I came away with my first homework assignment. I have to identify the universal themes from my work which readers can use to overcome their fears inherent in \u2026 living and dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Reverend Mrs. Silence DoGood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Pastor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chairman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choir Master (part-time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The First Church of God\u2019s Love<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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