Hello everyone,

I thought it would be impolite to disappear without saying goodbye, so this is a farewell note.

Last week, The Times blew my cover and announced in their City Diary that I was writing a book drawing on some of my own unpleasant experiences working as an equity analyst for an investment bank. Not surprisingly, some of my former colleagues were very interested, and have been scouring the internet for my work, so I no longer feel that I can post on WW.

However, the news isn't all bad. This afternoon I had a meeting with a charming and influential agent. He has asked me to do some work on my manuscript before we meet again at the beginning of September, so fingers crossed that the new draft will meet his approval then.

Before I go, I'd like to thank everyone who commented on the two chapters I posted - your input was incredibly helpful.

Happy writing to one and all,

Adele.

Adele

good luck go get 'em girl

and you could always come back with a new alias lets see how about

Nik(ki) Leaman

take care and why not lurk

david

Thanks David - nice alias!

Hi Adele,

It all sounds very mysterious.

Good luck with the novel. I’ll look out for it in the bookshop.

Take care and have a Mai Tai,
All the best,
Dawn,

Do you have to go Adele?
If you select that 'only WW members' can view work, any 'outsiders' won't be able to see it.......?
Its really great that you're getting interest in your book, though. Surprised any of your former colleagues would want to claim it - surely if they acknowledge its about them they are admitting to their own dreadful behaviour?!
Anyway, good luck - but I hope you can still stick around.
x
tc

Hi Dawn, thanks for the wishes, and any old excuse for a mai tai!

TC, thanks for your concern, but my work was already members only, and apparently a couple of people, including the Times journo who wrote about me, took out trial membership especially so they could read it. Now I feel like I'm being watched, and that's not a pleasant feeling. Best to lie low for the time being, I think.

Adele.

Adele, Nooooooo,
you will be sorely missed.
Great news about the exposure though-think of it as a good thing. Hype can be good sometimes.

You've been with me(kind of) through my whole recovery so far. A piece of that will be missing now.

email me at silvera@fitzmall.com, keep me updated on how you are doing. All my bullshit you put up with, is because you are a very cool person.

Warmly,
Adam

Scheming rats! they obviously suspect its dynamite! Shows how much these folks have to hide?
As Silver says, it has a good side, too, but I'm sure its not much fun.
I do hope you can make a comeback later.
Thanks for your views on my work.
Take care
x
tc

Adele what are you moaning about!

I wish someone would let slip about my writing in a national newspaper, albeit in a column that very few people, if any, read.

So say you do get it published, which looks to be one step closer thanks to the article what's the danger? Is there the possibility of legal action being taken by any party? And if so, so what? So long as the gains are greater than the losses, eh? A court case is free publicity, and it'll set you up nicely for the sequel no doubt. And let's face it from niche writer to niche writer the market for books about banking has to lower in the rankings than poetry.

It doesn't mean you have to leave the site either. You can always add your tuppence worth to the threads and upload stuff not directly related to your novel.

Though if I were being cynical (I know it's hard to imagine, but try) I'd say well done to you for managing to create such a coup.

SO if you don't come back all the best

Geoff

Adam, I'm touched . Geoff, these guys can get very heavy (I should know, having been on the wrong end of their metaphorical baseball bat before). As for the Times City Diary, nearly everyone in the Square Mile reads that. Also one of the Times's features writers asked me to do an interview, but I think it may be a little early for that.

Thanks for the good wishes, everyone,

Adele.

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PS Geoff, you may think that no one wants to read about the City, but I'm happy to say that one of London's most successful literary agents agrees with me that they do.

Adele, don't go. This place just won't be the same without you. Can't you just get rid of City of Dreams from here and just do the excercises. RLG's and all that. Hell, I'll even give a special Adele excercise every week, then come september when you're rich and famous, we can all rally around and protect you. I've got a baseball bat somewhere, and a metaphorical one in the attic.

Come on girl, I'm reeeeeeeeally gonna miss you if you leave.

Pretty please?

I'll send you some chicken legs...

Luv n' Hopefulness


Dav
xx

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And then you can teach me how to spell exercercises...

Dav, perhaps I could hire you and the zombies to be my body guards

Luv 'n' Gong bao ji ding (chicken with chilli sauce)

Adele.

Cool Adele - I'll be there. The zombies too, natch, tho' they're a bit more unpredictable. Nice uniforms though...

So the Chinese is coming on okay then?

Luv n' Good old fashioned fish n' chips




Dav

xx

Adele,

Don't know if you're still around to read this, but just to say - faretheewell to you. I wish you all the best in your future. I'm gonna miss you, goil. Who knows...maybe we'll still be able to meet up and catch a show of my main man, Shakespeare.

Take care!

Nahed x

Dav, the Chinese is scrambling my brain! Nahed, thanks!