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Writing

mainer

(12,488 posts)

2. An experience almost every writer has had

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 12:38 PM

Dec 2022

A friend down south told me that, ages ago, he was in a bookstore on a rainy night and there was a new author sitting alone at a signing table. No one had bought his book. He took pity on the man and bought two autographed copies.

The book? A TIME TO KILL. The author? John Grisham.

Those first-edition, autographed copies are now worth thousands of dollars.

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A new writer tweeted about a low book signing turnout, and famous authors commiserated [View all] sl8 Dec 2022 OP

Sounds like a good book. One of my favorite books, growing up was Walleye Dec 2022 #1

An experience almost every writer has had mainer Dec 2022 #2