A Faustian question

by Robin Varcoe
8th October 2015

What would you do if the devil said he could arrange to have your first novel published as long as you promised to steal it from a bookstore within one year?

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Tell him yes as long as he made it a bestseller, in fact bestest bestest seller ever. (grammar by grammarly) let him fill his part of the bargain then do the evil thing and renege on the deal. You are a worldwide acclaimed author now and it's too late to stop the book. Let's face it... he is the DEVIL maybe that's what he would expect and if not why not?

Yours truly Lived DeAblo

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A MURDER OF CROWS will teach you where listening to the devil will get you. Double ouch!!! Cuba Gooding movie...

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11/10/2015

And you'd trust the devil to keep to the bargain? Steal what - one copy, or all copies? No guarantee anyone would buy the novel. He's only said he could (not even would) have it published; doesn't promise it will be in any bookstore at all, so you may not be able to steal it on the appointed day. Just Say No!

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