Close but no cigar:

Got another rejection letter forwarded by my agent; I had been told of the rejection several weeks ago before but hadn't gotten the details. This editor had a new approach: he said my book was too similar to the work of another writer he already published. I looked up this other writer, whom I hadn't heard of, and found he had indeed published novels with subjects similar to mine: a book set in Las Vegas in the 1950s (mine is partially set there, in 1960); another set in Hollywood (the other setting of my novel); still another involving the Mafia (and they play a small part in my novel).

Well, let's look on the bright side. When Make Nice is published, I bet I can get a blurb from that other guy.

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