It's true. I am a one-finger novelist. I was also a one-finger publisher, editor, writer, columnist and newspaper reporter. At one point in my early career I was even a one-finger typesetter … until my narrow-minded new boss looked over my shoulder and asked, "What the hell are ya doing?"
I said, "Typesetting, sir."
He said, "With one finger?"
I said, "Actually, I use two. One finger of each hand."
He said, "You can't do that."
I said, "But I can. And I average over fifty-five words a minute, sir."
He shook his head. "I can't have one of my typesetters using only one finger."
"Two, sir," I said.
He got hot enough to steam a locomotive. "I'll give you two!" he said. "Two minutes to get the hell outta here."
Well, I took my one finger (okay, two) and went out into the world, continuing to hunt and peck for more than thirty years in the publishing field until I became the great literary phenomenon you see before you today.
So it goes to show that you don't have to use all your attributes to reach your goals. Sometimes a single digit and dumb determination are enough.
Now I urge you to use your finger to click the pages of my site and perhaps purchase one or more of my novels. (Let's be honest. Isn't t every author's website mainly about selling books? At least I've added some links and other stuff to make it a little more interesting.)
Anyway, that's all for now. Take care. I hope you'll enjoy your visit and come back again.
Your One Finger Novelist,
Ned
E. P. Ned Burke