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Stuart G

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Newborn Litopian here, freshly traumatised by a wishlist that I wouldn't wish on my best enemy, courtesy of @AgentPete

Looking forward to burning off people's eyebrows in The Lab and having mine burned off in return.

My goal is to find an agent to represent my science fiction crime thriller novel about a gentleman gorilla detective with bad asthma and good instincts.

I have other projects in development which I plan to prioritise with a lab experiment that may or may not prove to be explosive.

See you beside the fire extinguishers
 
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From one human to another, welcome to Litopia. Your novel sounds rather zany, and the world needs as much 'rather zany' as it can get.
Thanks Mickle. On the surface the novel might seem zany but the subtext is a social commentary on the class divide, the importance of family, and the flexibility of history when it's told by the winners.

What's your oeuvre?
 
Hi @Stuart G

Welcome to Litopia. I hope you're settling in.

I'm excited to witness your experiments, but please don't burn the Lab down.
There's an instructional video here: How to use the lab and more
Maybe we should have emphasised the use of safety goggles.

Stay safe,
Rachel
Thanks Sedayne. Instructions read and understood: the lab's no use to anyone if someone flames the place.
 
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