Matthew Dicks
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February 15, 1971
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Greetings! Welcome to my little corner of the world.
My name is Matthew Dicks. I am a writer.
In the spring of 2008, under the guidance of my remarkable agent, Taryn Fagerness (now of The Taryn Fagerness Agency), I sold my first novel, SOMETHING MISSING, to Broadway Books, an imprint of Doubleday, and thus made one of my childhood dreams come true.
Released on July 14 of this year, I thought that a blog like this would be a good opportunity to connect with readers and writers, in order to discuss the writing process, the publishing process, my experience in the world of literary agents and editors, and answer any questions that people may have about the book, my life as a reader and a writer, my latest proje...more
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"Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."
— H. Jackson Brown Jr.
— H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"There is a feeble urgency behind all forced mannerisms of finery- haste and pomp cannot coincide.
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— Nicholson Baker (The Size of Thoughts: Essays and Other Lumber)
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— Nicholson Baker (The Size of Thoughts: Essays and Other Lumber)
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Something Missing comes out in July, but already bookstore owners and employees are reading and responding to the book. If you have any questions abo...more
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Oh that is a relief. I think someone is actually "shopping me". That is why I ask and what led me to your book.
Matthew wrote: "Lee wrote: "I wonder if you know someone that is like the character in your book? "
Many have asked this question, Lee, and though I secretly hope that someone uses the book as a formula, just to ..."
Lee wrote: "I wonder if you know someone that is like the character in your book? "
Lee wrote: "I wonder if you know someone that is like the character in your book? "Many have asked this question, Lee, and though I secretly hope that someone uses the book as a formula, just to see if Martin's career and means of operation is possible, I do not know any criminals. At least none that I know are criminals.






















































