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February 6, 2015 by elegsabiff

I Do Not Want Your New Free Book

Yes indeed

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Herewith the oft-quoted and possibly apocryphal Picasso anecdote:

Picasso is sketching at a park. A woman walks by, recognizes him, and begs for her portrait. A few minutes later, he hands her the sketch. She is elated, excited about how wonderfully it captures the very essence of her character, what beautiful work it is, and asks how much she owes him. “5000 francs, madam,” says Picasso. The woman is outraged as it only took him five minutes. Picasso says: “No, madam, it took me my whole life.”

As an author, I’m anti-frees. I spent years honing each of my books, not to mention the years of craft and education it took me to get to publication stage. You want all that – gratis?

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Before I even pressed the publish button, I promised my novels two things: Never free, never exclusive. If I don’t…

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Starting your life over - with no memory, two strangers, and in immediate danger. A constant rollercoaster of a thriller which twists and turns across Spain, France and the UK in the search for safety, a new life, and the lost past

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