Too Subtle for my Own Good

It turns out that part of my April Fool’s book release failed. More than one person has commented on the excoriating review of Ed Mastery posted on Dan Langille’s blog.

People missed the italicized text at the top:

Here’s a guest post by Michael W Lucas.

I wrote this review.

Of my own book.

Ripping it apart as a terrible idea, and myself as a terrible author.

Of all the parts of the Ed Mastery release that could be taken as a prank, this was the most prankish. I thought it was obvious.

The failure of a prank goes on the prankster. Live and learn.

Now, back to writing “git sync murder…”