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mgrbec

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Hello, I live in Melbourne, Australia with my dog Angus.

After a heady couple of months working out how Authonomy works I'm ready to return to reading for pleasure and insight and am NO LONGER INTERESTED IN SWAP READING.
Although, I do enjoy a dash of indiscriminate backing and the moment I see a backing it will be recipricated:): I will save one spot on my bookshelf always.
Otherwise, the remaining four spaces are books I'm reading and others I'm waiting to buy at my local bookshop.

For those who're interested, here's the letter I've sent off to a Publisher and two Agents.
Dear ... Please accept The Male Influence, a Literary Fiction Novel, for your consideration.

With elements of Lolita and Lothario stories, it was inspired by the brutal and often ugly honesty of Augusten Burroughs’ Running with Scissors, and follows the futility of one woman trying to undo a lifetime of relationship confusion.

Its target readership are people who enjoy psychological novels, particularly women between the ages of 25 and 45 who connect with the works of Simone de Beauvoir, Francois Sagan, Erica Jung and Sylvia Plath.

I have a BA in Professional Writing, and Philosophy, and have published short stories and poetry. The Male Influence is my second novel.

Please find attached a synopsis, the first ten pages, and a SSAE. This package has been sent to ,,,

My manuscript is complete and I look forward to hearing from you.... Yours sincerely

Cover artwork is 'Mugsy,' an Eltham local. More of Rona Green's work can be seen at ronagreen.com. Enjoy!

favourite books

Running with Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs
Fear of flying, by Erica Jung
Erasure, by Percival Everett
American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis
Marabou Stork Nighmares, and Trainspotting, by I. Welsh
The Bone People, by Keri Hulme
Mosquito and Ant, by Komiko Hahn
The Handmaids Tale, and virtually all of Margaret Atwood
John Irving's early work
Vurt, and Cobralinguis, by Jeff Noon
The Monkey's mask, and generally Dorothy Porter
Neuromancer, by William Gibson

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The Male Influence

 

The Male Influence
Monique Grbec
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The Male Influence

Monique Grbec

'If I'm supposed to be so beautiful, why do I attract such ugliness?'


A high school drop-out, sole carer for a schizophrenic mother, Magda becomes a model and escapes into a world of high fashion and the pursuit of pleasure.

Her father’s death, not long after her thirtieth birthday, is the catalyst for change. Moving to the hick side of the bay she trades the fast lane for a garden and learns how to smile from the inside.

It takes six years for her to realise where to scatter her dad's ashes. Planning the road trip she decides to immortalise their relationship in her next book. The problem is, they didn't really have a relationship.

How do girls fill the absence of a father figure? With men, and as much as she hates to admit it, Magda fits the cliché.

The Male Influence is an unromantic, non-erotic, post feminist expose of generation X relationships. With elements of Lolita and Lothario stories and reminiscent of Francois Sagan and Sylvia Plath, the first person narrative intertwines raw, honest, and sometimes downright sordid sketches of a uniquely human education.

Ultimately, it’s a story of independence conquering insecurity.


Cover artwork is 'Mugsy' by Rona Green (ronagreen.com)

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I wrote 570 days ago

Dear Anthony, your gentle rollicking voice soothes the harsh and traumatic realities of your story and makes reading very easy. Likewise the fragmented recollections of formative characters adds pace with intrigue. I also very much appreciate your bold use of psalms as a powerful way to highlight ... view book

I wrote 570 days ago

Sue, Joanna is an exceptionally likable charater who's antics bound off the page very much like I imagine she is. A couple of hopefully helpful comments: sometimes the authors voice intruded in my happy vision eg. 'tender age' is a given (and 'secret from parents - which has me wondering whether yo... view book

I wrote 581 days ago

Brendan, you are a delightful story teller with an engaging voice and a truely enjoyable style. Best wishes for publishing success and a long healthy career, Monique Grbec (The Male Influence) view book

I wrote 611 days ago

Andy, an elegant sensory sashaying with beautiful details that brought people and place into my living room. Thankyou. I especially like the first paragragh: the smell and swirling effect merged with the running; and the glorious Pema. The use of brief use of blogging is an excellent tool for pol... view book

I wrote 611 days ago

Elizabeth, an interesting pitch highlighting what i thought was a modern means of addressing disconnection. This offer of an outcome - a woman who survived, draws me in to find out more. In a story with interesting characters the only problem i had was the number of 'I'sin the first few sentences ... view book

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