If I sold you a plot, would you buy it?

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Cover of The Ringmaster’s Daughter

Recently I finished reading Jostein Gaarder’s The Ringmaster’s Daughter; it tells the story of a guy named Petter who has such an incredible imagination that writers would kill for. He can spout out three complete and elaborate plots in the span of an hour. However, Petter has no desire to become an author, but he is more than happy to sell his plots to those who are willing to pay a good price.

It was interesting to see the huge number of authors who succumbe...