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Original Email sent to various Literary Agents :
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like submit my horror novel as well as a brilliant marketing plan.
My horror novel takes place in a town called Jacobsville. A normal town
except in one respect: every evening, as the sun goes down, so does the IQ
of every citizen of Jacobsville. They all become blubbering idiots. They
wouldn't know the difference between Austria and Australia! Ask them about
the Sydney Opera House and they'd say something like, "That's in Vienna,
isn't it?" What's so scary about that, you ask? Well, one night,
Mrs. Estevan's kitchen catches on fire and although she is able
to dial 9-1-1, who will come to save her? Every fireman hasbecome a fool
at sundown!
My novel is titled, "Dopey Sunset."
And here's the marketing plan. I actually plan on calling the novel
not just "Dopey Sunset" but "Stephen King's Dopey Sunset." This would lure
many a Stephen King fan. Would there be any legal problems if I do this?
I do not think so. But if there is a legal problem, I have a backup plan.
I can call my novel, "Steven King's Dopey Sunset." With a "V."
This would catch the eye of a Stephen King fan who also happen to be
illiterate or doesn't pay much attention to detail.
Would you like to see the full novel? Please let me know and I'll email
it to you straight away and you can find out what happens to our
Mrs. Estevan during the "Dopey Sunset." Even if you do not wish to see the
full novel could you please let me know if you think I can legally call my
book, "Stephen King's Dopey Sunset"?
Sincerely,
Ian Broudie

Response from BookEnds Literary Agency:
Thank you so much for submitting your query to BookEnds.
While your work sounds intriguing, I'm afraid I just don't think it's for me.
I wish you the best of luck.
Sincerely,
Jessica
BookEnds

Response from Federal Bureau of Entertainment Agency :
Sorry, I don't handle fiction. And no, you can't call your book that...and it's a dumb ploy because nobody I can think of would publish it under that title.
It's not a copyright issue. It's a matter of unfair competition law. A broad topic but cler enough to prevent confusion in the market place and to prevent unauthrorized uses of names and likenesses. You'd have no chance for your ploy to work.
You can't be that desperate???
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Joseph S.

Response from The Richard Henshaw Literary Group :
The premise sounds like a strech to me but if you'd like to send along the opening couple of chapters I'll see if they strike a chord.
As for your marketing concept, well I doubt it is legal but even if it is none of the major publishers would go for it. It isn't really playing fair and King would likely sue and that would do more to harm the chances of this being picked up than help. Sincerely,
Rich

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