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    Ian Cassidy posted a message and won+3 Latest news in my search to find a publisher/ Experiences with my editor. Let me set the scene...Latest news in my search to find a publisher/ Experiences with my editor. Let me set the scene, a persevering but ever so slightly cynical writer, shoves aside the growing pile of rejection slips and steels himself for a fresh start and what better way to start afresh than with a new name and a female name at that. So the persevering writer gets out pencil and paper and does anagrams of his own name until he comes up with a suitably literary sounding female nom de plume. With new name and new enthusiasm he begins the familiar round of entering short story competitions and sending novel extracts to publishers and agents. Then miracle of miracle a short story is selected for inclusion in a soon to be published anthology. Correspondence arrives from the publishers addressed to the female alter ego and just to be on the safe side, after all those rejections he can (more)
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    The Untouchable
    Ian Cassidy added "The Untouchable" by John Banville and gained+3
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    Day
    Ian Cassidy added "Day" by A.L. Kennedy and bagged+3
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    At Swim, Two Boys
    Ian Cassidy added "At Swim, Two Boys" by Jamie O'Neill and earned+3
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    Swimming-pool Library
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    Chatterton (Abacus Books)
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    Small Island
    Ian Cassidy added "Small Island" by Andrea Levy and won+3
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    Middlesex
    Ian Cassidy added "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides and earned+3
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    Karen Heart posted a message to Ian Cassidy and won+3 Hi Ian, I just found your book, began reading it, and was very impressed! I would like to ask you...Hi Ian, I just found your book, began reading it, and was very impressed! I would like to ask you a few questions about writing. Would you please contact me offline at KarenLifeCoach@yahoo.com? Thanks, Karen. (more)
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    Cathy Adams posted a message to Ian Cassidy and bagged+3 Hi Ian, just started a group called Discuss CompletelyNovels...so go and discuss your book!
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