The Next Big Thing -Or- The Next Thing Someone Will Get a Copy of by Mistake and Read Cover-to-Cover because They didn't have Anything Else to Read in the Loo. First of all, The Next Big Thing is not me. Or anything I'll write. The Next Big Thing is the newest i-Phone, latest Google application or most recent explosion of plastic crap peddled as a kid's toy (think 'Trashies' or 'Beyblades') from China. Those are Next Big Things . Oh, you mean The Next Big Thing in writing? Hmm. Okay. That's the title of a series of questions writers are asking other writers to answer. Someone tags you ( you're it ) to say you're writing something great or cool (hence, ' The Next Big Thing ' title). You then attempt to respond in a way that acknowledges their prescience while maintaining your humility (quite easy when you perch on the lowest rung of the writer's ladder known as the Blogosphere). So, let me first acknowledge my friend, Lee ...
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