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I've never got beyond the early plotting stages. I actually have a fair collection of plot fragments and characters in my head.
I've met a couple of authors ... one whose book I read only because a character was based on my best friend ... the story itself plodded along a lot, and was more than predictable. That guy will NOT be picked up by a major publisher ... that was vanity press.
The other night I met a cop (R.E. Yantorno) whose first novel got good reviews, and the second one is due out shortly, and he's hitting the promotional circuit ... supposedly he'll be on one of the morning shows within the next few weeks. One of his books has been optioned for a movie, which is of course Hollowoodese for "Will be passed around from studio to studio for a while and never get made."
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