Dear
Cass:
Thank
you so much for your letter. Before I decide whether or not to
choose Pandora's Box Press I will need a little more information.
Specifically,
how much will I be paid for my novel? Also I was wondering if
you paid by the word or for the whole thing. The reason I am asking
is that a) I want to know and b) I was a little worried because
you can't afford stamps.
As
you can well understand I don't want to get involved with a publishing
house that is going under so I would need some proof that you
are solvent.
The
novel right now, if I add Jayde to my more profound work, comes
up to about 50 pages if I use 20PT type. If you pay by the word
I might want to add a little more to it. It might take awhile
though because I'm recovering from a break-up. My boyfriend Simon
is going through a period of "confusion" and isn't sure
what he wants. Right now he is seeing a guy called David but before
that he was two-timing me with a woman called Sheila who I thought
was a bitch but now that she has no hope of being with him she
seems OK.
I'm
in a bit of a hurry as I would like the book to come out before
Christmas so if you could respond in the next few days I would
appreciate it!
Sincerely,
