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Originally posted by Animalman:
Well, to be frank, the other Epic books sounded terrible to me. ...
Animalman, thanks for the detailed feedback. I'm not sure how Northwood will stack against the other books, but I'm definitely not trying to court the kewl audience.

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Originally posted by I'm Not Mister Mxypltk:
I can't be Jennifer Lopez. We alredy stablished in another thread that I'm Britney Spears. I can only be one pop singer at the time.
Good enough for me. Glad that's cleared up. Stay away from my ducks.

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Originally posted by Dave:
I am writing two books. One is a book on entertainment law in Hong Kong. I didn't have to go through an agent to get that contract - I was approached directly by the commissioning editor of Sweet & Maxwell, a publisher of law books. This one has become bogged down, primarily due to a lack of enthusiasm as I am now leaving Hong Kong (returning to the "civilised lands" of Australia), and so there seems little point for me to write a book about Hong Kong law. Still, I will finish it - its just a question of when.
Dave, you have the scent of a man who has already spent his advance. From a purely layman's point of view, it does seem like the most entertaining things in Hong Kong have nothing to do with law. I hope the finishing up goes smoothly.

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The other book is a fiction book, which is, oddly enough, about a lawyer in Hong Kong. By way of reassurance that the book is not autobiographical, the main character is female, and is partly inspired by a Law Society of Western Australia investigation into why women are leaving the legal profession en masse. It is an escapism story, recounted as a monologue by the main character while she is being chatted up by a drunk college student while they are both on holiday in Portugal. The story evolves into dire consequences for some of the characters. Its about 300 pages long, and has the potential for a sequel.
Sounds interesting and vaguely sociopolitical. I'm a great fan of the literature of the subversive.

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I'm presently going through and editing the superfluous or poorly written (usually too dry) bits. ...
So the entire manuscript is already written? That's excellent. Finishing is the hardest part. Have any non-lawyers read it yet?

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My brothers-in-law have been struggling pop artists for many years, and they have few good things to say about agents. I'd like to avoid a bad one.
A lawyer complaining about agents...now I've heard everything. :)