I counted, and there were over 150 rejection slips on it (which didn't count the
slips that came to my college dorm). After that I just piled them up. I sold my first
story about eight months later.” Stephen, the authors would like to note, went on
to ...
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Far back in the distinctness of childish M memories I see a little girl who has lately
learnt to write , who has lately been given a beautiful ... My first story was based
on those fairy tales which first opened to me the world of imaginative literature .
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Whilst studying I began to write books . My first was an historical work , '
Cetewayo and His White Neighbours . ' I lost £ 50 over it . Then I tried novel
writing . My first story was ' Dawn . ' It went the round of several publishers , but
nobody would ...
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Bestselling Authors Talk About Writing Crime Fiction Len Wanner ... Somewhere,
in a box, there might be that first story ... I started writing books in my early
twenties, and I've written quite a few that haven't been published but that I've kept.
Author: Len Wanner
Publisher: Blasted Heath Ltd
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I determined then to go to the bar , and I studied here at Ditchingham . Whilst
studying I began to write books . My first was a historical work , Cetewayo and his
White Neighbours . ' I lost £ 50 over it . Then I tried novel writing . My first story
was ...
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I determined then to go to the bar , and I studied here at Ditchingham . Whilst
studying I began to write books . My first was a historical work , Cetewayo and his
White Neighbours . ' I lost 50 over it . Then I tried novel writing . My first story was
...
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Whilst studying I began to write books . My first was a historical work , Cetewayo
and his White Neighbours . ' I lost + 50 over it . " THAT ' S FALSE ! " I SAID . Then I
tried novel writing . My first story was ' Dawn . ' It went the round in the market ...
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It is only when one hears the story of the way of conquered India or humiliated
China . finely cut and like the features in a Vandyck the ... But Dr. Eggleston is not
obliged to A couple of years ago I wrote my first novel , book , though written by a
Japanese and in Japan ... I used to write for , but they would not accept tion of its
literary style , and in the critical and writer myself , ” he said , “ I can't help feeling it
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One of science- Action's grand old men, Isaac Asimov, now produces a book a
month. Nevertheless ... I tried to write books of the same sort as those I read, little
adventure stories. I tried to ... It took me something like a year to write my first
story.
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His third published book, The Genius, was released this spring and won wide
critical acclaim. Although his ... Then, as soon as I could write, I wrote short
stories and submitted my first story for publication, I believe, when I was 11. TB:
How ...
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Howe , Leavenworth Case " and other novels , is writing funny when the
character of the story is great city , will be an ... He retains the first draft PARLOA'S
COOK BOOK . issued Mrs. Kirk's books in somewhat cheaper ton and her
delicious ...
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As far as I remember , they were as follows : ten years old , after a week of good
lessons and my collect for Your story is not quite up to ... I went to Germany soon
after this , ing qualities , and an old cooking book ( “ Mrs . Rundell ' s ' ) , met my
husband , and it was not ... encouraged me to go on writing , later accepted my
that a boiled pudding of any kind , to be light , must never first story , ' Mr .
Pinkerton ...
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Fell with an idea vivid to the point of melodrama , so he tells the story also set up
the Wolvercote paper - mill . ... especially its production of the Oxford simple , a
little destructive discussion on writing short stories , English Dictionary and of
many learned works ... example of this , and so is “ The Gioconda and taste of the
book , it has yet two interesting features which Smile , ” the first story in this new
book .
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"My mum was never too keen on TV, so we kids all went to the library and got
books out. ... "Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it. ... "I
seriously doubt I would ever have written the first story had I not been a lawyer.
Author: Stan Barren
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When she the idea of writing for anything but her own was not more than thirteen
years old , her sisamusement occurred to her . ter Laura chanced upon the
opening page of Up to this time Miss Howe had been rather her first story . Miss
Laura ...
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