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Fiction Writer Hint

Thursday, October 06, 2005    4 comments

Tomorrow's interviewee said this:


"In 1999, I was twenty-eight years old and had already published over one hundred articles for national publications. I'd also been contracted to work on two book projects for well-known publishers. Still, I felt far from successful. For five years I'd labored full-time on my own book projects with no luck. My agent didn't understand, "These are excellent proposals," she said. "I don't understand why they're not being snatched up."

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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:57 PM, October 06, 2005

    Okay, I give up. Who?

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  2. Unknown6:24 PM, October 06, 2005

    Ane, you silly, the purpose of that teaser is so that you'll bring your girlie goodies back tomorrow. You'll have to wait.
    (see how versatile gg is?)

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  3. Anonymous8:39 PM, October 06, 2005

    My guess is Tricia Goyer. I hope I'm right--oh pretty please. I loved "Dawn of a Thousand Nights," as well as the previous books in that series.

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  4. Unknown9:34 PM, October 06, 2005

    Wow, Eric, you must really know your author trivia. Great guess.

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