Letter to Danny Wallace

Dear Danny Wallace,

I am writing to you to ask for some advice. I have been considering my future career plans, and having decided I may pursue a career in radio, I thought of famous figures in broadcasting who I could turn to. As I don't personally know any famous broadcasters, I put my suggestions to my friend Josh. Josh is very tall and likes to run. Perhaps that means he is a little insane, but he means well. He was incredibly supportive, as friends are, and even told me of his plans. "I wish to be King of England," he proclaimed, "but I'm starting to think that's not the dead certainty I always presumed it was going to be." I'm sure you will agree from my brief description of Josh that he has many of the qualities required to be King of England, but my mind chanced upon something which would suit both Josh and me perfectly. We could become Danny Wallace and Dave Gorman.

At this point I should mention that Josh is an incredibly talented writer, spinning multitudes of words together in a fashion akin to only one other incredible writer: Danny Wallace. I had initially thought I could aspire to be Danny Wallace, but after a short discussion I realised that I am not of the same calibre. Instead, with my slightly more level-headed consciousness, I would be more suited to following the Dave Gorman pathway. I shall give you an example: Josh recently made friends with some rather vivacious balloons and they hit it off, so much so that he invited them back for dinner. This is what I believe Danny Wallace would do. However, I would not have grown too attached to the balloons, and merely left the interaction at that. This is what I believe Dave Gorman would do. Clearly, Josh and I are the right kind of people to become Danny and Dave. We are aware that there is a lot of work to do before we can reach your wonderfully high calibre, but we are dedicated to this pathway. At least, I am. I should probably check with Josh before he signs his life away to various book deals and such.

In conclusion, I would like to know if you have any thoughts on this pursuit. Do you have any pointers you could provide us with? Are there any useful shortcuts we can take in our path to be as successful as Danny Wallace and Dave Gorman? Do you even think this noble aim is achieveable at all? I would be greatly interested to know, however harsh the realities may be. Perhaps you can read through some of Josh's material to evaluate if it is of the correct Danny Wallace mentality? You can find it here. I regret that I cannot provide you with anything beyond this letter as I feel Josh's writing skills are far better than mine; my meagre scribblings would simply pale in comparison. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

Yours sincerely,

Rajitha.