“An unfinished story invites. It gives everyone the liberty to complete it as they like.” Henry’s words keep haunting me as I browse through his incomplete manuscript.
Unfinished structures welcome every new brick or stone. They reach completion but not in the manner as perceived in the beginning.
I call the publisher.
“If this book needs to be published, it will be in two distinct parts – the first authored by Henry, and the second as perceived by me. Ensure authenticity.”
“Don’t you think it will be a wonderful twist to take your part first, and then show readers the background?”
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Reena Saxena 
How creative a suggestion. Well done.
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Thank you so much!
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Definitely could be a marketing tool.
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Interesting twist … perhaps it will further complicate the already divided story.
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And marketeers will sell it with the help of those gaps 🤗
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So true!
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ah, flexibility! It is often a door to creativity!
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Thank you, Na’ama!
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Let the reader beware. Interesting take, Reena.
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Thank you, Bill!
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The story will stand, no worries!
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Great 👍☺️
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Ah, publishers. So many of us strive for one, but I’m not sure we’d like what we got!
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They thrive on the distribution and marketing services they offer. Anybody can publish on Amazon or Kindle.
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Does any other industry hold the creators of thier product in such disregard?
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It depends on how easily the product can be replicated or modified. Shark Tank brings up many such discussions.
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I say stick to your guns and do it your way.
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That’s bound to happen anyway. There are no options.
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Start with the ending, I say. If you have a secret, give it away from the start
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I’d like to read the answers, and then guess the question.
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Dear Reena,
And as I edit for a publisher, the truth of this is driven home.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle! Glad you could relate to it.
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I think every book published by a publisher is one 3rd the author, two thrids the publisher. They will only publish something written the way they want it regardless of the author.
A great use of the prompt, Reena.
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A bitter truth.
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sadly so.
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