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Manuscript stolen from my apartment. Called police. Filed report. Two weeks later, detective showed up.
"We recovered your property."
"You found the thief?"
"We found your manuscript."
"Wonderful! Where was it?"
"In evidence. We all read it." He placed it on the table. "We're returning it."
"Any leads on the burglar?"
"Ma'am, we found nothing of value at the crime scene."
Sent manuscript to publisher. 400 pages. Hardcover-ready.
Publisher sent it back.
In a smaller box.
A young writer received her manuscript back from an editor with a single note: 'I couldn't put it down.' Thrilled, she called to thank him. 'Oh,' he said, 'I meant the coffee cup I was using as a paperweight. I needed both hands to write all the corrections.'
Manuscript stolen from my apartment. Called police. Filed report. Two weeks later, detective showed up. "We recovered your property." "You found the thief?" "We found your manuscript." "Wonderful! Where was it?" "In evidence. We all read it." He placed it on the table. "We're returning it." "Any leads on the burglar?" "Ma'am, we found nothing of value at the crime scene."
Sent manuscript to publisher. 400 pages. Hardcover-ready. Publisher sent it back. In a smaller box.
A young writer received her manuscript back from an editor with a single note: 'I couldn't put it down.' Thrilled, she called to thank him. 'Oh,' he said, 'I meant the coffee cup I was using as a paperweight. I needed both hands to write all the corrections.'
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