Dear Publisher,
I'm Şenol Onay, born in Çorlu in 1965. Barring any setbacks, I'll die in London in 2030. I've published seven books in Turkey and have translated my three humor novels into English myself. I know how difficult it is to attract the attention of publishing houses; even if I flew side by side with a swallow from Istanbul to London, no one would care.
First, let me tell you about myself: I was an exceptionally successful student in primary and secondary school. There was a gap between me and the top-ranked student. I was the city's leading student in many sports. However, due to my financial difficulties, my father sent me to Kuleli Military High School, the most attractive school in Turkey at the time. I didn't know the meaning of military service. My father said, "You'll always play sports, you'll become a national football player." I believed him and passed the exam, but the reality dawned on me early on. I hated the military service, reluctantly continuing because of the indemnity my father could not pay in a century. In my third year as a captain, I retired with a disability certificate due to middle ear calcification. I don't have enough soil to put in a flower pot, I protected the vast lands of my homeland. Early in my civilian life, I worked as a professional stock market analyst, but I chose to pursue my inner passion, stopped commenting, wrote books, and independently translated six of my seven books published in Turkey into English. My biography is a history of injustice; half my life was spent rebelling, and the other half planning how to rebel. My heart burned, my lungs turned into kebabs, I pulled on my pen, I vomited my insides, I had to create magnificent works of humor, because I had suffered so much, in other words, I became a very successful humorist because I had a very unsuccessful life.
I was born to write and generate ideas; even if they put a gun to my forehead and threatened me not to write anymore, I would write. If I can't speak the truth, I'll remain silent, but I'll never lie.
Let me give you a brief overview of my books: I invented the word "Commander General." I added a syllable to the word "General," the highest rank, suggesting contempt. It became a striking and humorous name. The hero, Ekrem Cesur, is very intelligent, talented, and successful in school, a leading athlete. He then enters military high school, retires with the rank of captain, becomes the prime minister's personal bodyguard in civilian life, performs wonders on the stock market, develops an interest in literature, and can't find a publisher in Turkey. He matches a chess tournament final with Margaret, a tourist and a British chemical engineer. He falls in love with her, they marry, live in England, and Ekrem Cesur becomes a world-renowned author under the name George Rummell.
Gazi and Niyazi are the comic adventures of twin brothers. Gazi means veteran, Niyazi means one who died in vain. The national team's center forward, Metin, and staff captain Çetin encounter setbacks before the championship match. As a result of these oddities, the football player joins the military unit, and the captain joins the team's training camp for the weekend's match. This novel humorously portrays the difficulties the twin brothers face in matters they never fully understand.
The hero of my third novel, Errorist, is Anıl, a highly skilled con artist. Remzi, a notorious fraudster from the past, becomes his mentor and manager. Anıl's journalist girlfriend, a girl who is a medical doctor, a mathematics professor, a retired officer, and a Nicaraguan living in Turkey are members of the Errorism gang. They amass a tremendous fortune through their scams, and Anıl eventually achieves a miraculous position. I won't be writing that; If you're interested, I can email the book.
I designed the covers of all my books, I had them drawn by famous cartoonists, since all the rights belong to me, I can have someone else draw the covers for the English edition, each one is very striking, everyone who looks at it smiles.
I know I'm one of the world's best authors, but only a jeweler knows the value of gold. I estimate the probability of my three books losing money to be less than one in a trillion. I believe all three of my novels are well-suited for film and television series.
Since I don't know which one you'll be interested in, I'm enclosing my first book, Horgeneral.
Sincerely,
Şenol Onay
senolonay@gmail.com
www.senolonay.blogspot.com
https://www.youtube.com/@senolonay
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