My Agent And I Put Out My Proposal One Thursday Afternoon In August, 1998. Publishers Started Bidding Immediately, And That Process Progressed For A Few Days. - SearchQuotes

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My agent and I put out my proposal one Thursday afternoon in August, 1998. Publishers started bidding immediately, and that process progressed for a few days.

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