It's been a weird couple of weeks for me; between music history papers, econ papers, Italian papers, and probably about fifty things that I just completely missed, I haven't had any time to do any fun writing. But that changes now. I'm going to share excerpts from my new book (which- like the past thousand papers I've had to write- I will also probably finish the morning of the scheduled publishing date).
Instead of trying to come up with something completely revolutionary like so many authors try to do, I thought it'd be best if I just took two ideas that I am heavily familiar with and combined them. So here is my economics/romance novel, Fifty Shades of Green(span); I dedicate it to all of the Alan Greenspans and Ms. Neufeldts out there. Try not to get too sweaty while reading these.
1.
"...and as he looked into her eyes, he knew what he needed to say. After so many months overseas, it was the only thing he could say. He took her head in his hands, drawing her in tightly. Their bodies pressed together firmly as his hot breath whispered in her ear: 'Turnover brings in fresh workers with new ideas and lets the company adapt more readily to changing consumer landscapes.'
She drew back, biting her lip. '...Baby' he added.
'But-' she started, but he interrupted her, putting his finger over her lips. He needed to get this out.
'But too much turnover can create chaos and leave the firm without workers that have firm-specific capital, such as networking knowledge or an understanding of specific idiosyncrasies in each job.'
She gasped, trying to hold back tears..."
2.
"...with her, as it was time to meet her parents.
They all sat at the dinner table desperately trying to think of a way to fill the throbbing silence. Her parents spoke first, asking 'Well, what do you do for a living?' It was a lame question, but at least it was noise.
'I'm glad you asked,' he started in reply, "I currently work at KPMG, which is an international network of professional firms offering audit, tax, and advisory services. KPMG operates in 152 countries and has 145,000 employees. The company focuses most of its efforts on providing these auditing and advising services to businesses rather than individuals, as it claims to audit eighteen of the Fortune 100 companies (while providing tax and advisory services of $100,000 or more to sixty-two more) and nearly sixty percent of the Fortune 1000 companies (while providing tax and advisory services of $100,000 or more to 391 more).'
Her mother shifted in her chair as her father cleared his throat. He couldn't tell if his answer had bothered them or gotten them bothered. Either way, there was a lot of tension in the dining room now, whether it was sexual or not..."
3.
"...and as she took it in her hands, it began to resemble less of a demand curve and resemble more of an aggregate supply curve....an aggregate supply curve with a relatively high elasticity."
I'm sorry to leave it now that you're hooked, but that's all I can give you at the moment. Look for it to hit shelves in about a decade or so.
