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  Interesting article on the slush pile  Traveller at 23:55 on 10 April 2008
 

An old article but very amusing. Shows that it is possible and that life as a published author isn't necessarily what it's cracked up to be!

http://books.guardian.co.uk/bookerprize2003/story/0,,1065960,00.html

  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  NMott at 00:33 on 11 April 2008
 

See, you can get published off the slush pile.

  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  susieangela at 10:05 on 11 April 2008
 

What a good article. Thanks for posting, Traveller.
Susiex

  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  Traveller at 16:47 on 11 April 2008
 

Yeah, it's an interesting insight isn't it? I love the idea of the poor underpaid writer inadvertently discovering something great, while getting depressed about his own work. Also, the fact that an agent would give a job to her poor struggling writer - hmmmm *quickly sends off his partial to CC*

  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  optimist at 17:06 on 11 April 2008
 

What a fab story

Sarah

  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  rogernmorris at 14:09 on 13 April 2008
 

Poor guy - the discoverer, that is. I wonder if he ever did publish another novel?


  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  EmmaD at 18:39 on 13 April 2008
 

Not visibly on Amazon, unless he's writing as someone else. Poor bloke: ME really is a horrible thing.

Emma

  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  AliasGrace at 11:28 on 15 April 2008
 

But if he's so dismissive of the slush pile... how did he get published in the first place?

  Re: Interesting article on the slush pile  Yellow hair at 23:44 on 19 April 2008
 

That was great- thanks so much