The Death of the Author, Act One, Chapter Three

Act One, Chapter 3: Grim

. . . in which Guy has a blind date with Big Brother

Guy Groseille is a writer who is dying to be published. But he is lazy and, to put it bluntly, dreadful. His novella, Love's Alchemy, is almost unreadable. But he is nevertheless approached by Dr. Norman Norton, an ex-poet and book seller, who has a plan - or, rather, a Plot, which will make them both infamous.