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Old 06-15-2012, 05:20 PM   #28
QuantumIguana
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Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
I had the same thought. The first thing that popped in my head when reading that the author spent $1,500 on editing and formatting after initially being rejected... was that "editing" included changing some of the ages.
The author wouldn't go on a watchlist, these days if the girl was 16, the publisher would say "Great book, but we just can't sell this." Change 16 to 18, and there's a book which can sell in this market.
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