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On the Vulgar Appetite for the “Fact”
I am asked, with a frequency I have come to find wearying, whether the events of my novels "really happened...
by Leo Nakamura
The Tyranny of the “Relatable” Protagonist
There is a peculiar sickness that has crept into historical fiction...
by Leo Nakamura
Here a cat, There a cat
Still trying to decide what to actually DO here.
by Kim
The Wright Word
Chekhov's Gun
by Clive Wright
vegas bound(again)
lost in the Horseshoe Casino/Hotel
by Kim
Two Wayward Writers
Adventures in Podcasting
by Rachel McCarron
Read and Wright
Novels that have influenced my writing
by Clive Wright
brain scatter
dropping seeds all over the place
by Kim
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Barbara
Barbara
Hey, you could write back to them in a few months, and say: Thank you for requesting my full MS. Please find attached my novel. I'm pleased to hear that you think it's a unique and highly sellable concept. I look forward to hearing from you.
By the way, I'm kidding ... am I kidding? … Me? No, never … Or...
Emily
Emily
I would do precisely what @Barbara said, and if they come back to you and say we never asked for it, you can say, "Really? Oh... I thought that's what you meant" and hey-ho, nothing ventured, nothing gained. On the other hand, they just might actually read the MS. Call it a "Crossed Wires" communication device ;)
Lex Black
Lex Black
That is...very tempting, actually...
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