Picking Up the Pieces Chapter 22

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Contents 1 Locations 2 Characters 3 Also Mentioned 4 Summary

Locations

• New York City:

• Dunlap and Fyre's new, small office in the (fictional) Ford Building

Characters

• Dave Patterson
• Larissa Hamilton, a student at NYU and author of Swordsman of Atlantis
• Michelle Martin
• Rob Dunlap
• Dick Steward

Also Mentioned

• Julie Patterson
• John Engler
• Skye Hunter, a Dunlap and Fyre author whose latest work didn't impress Dave
• Ron or Mike Pittman, editor who bought Atlantis
• Jim Baen

Summary

Rob, Dick, Michelle and Dave have a meeting with Larissa, regarding her book Swordsman of Atlantis. The very attractive author quickly admits that Ron bought her book in return for sex. She feels bad, and offers to return the advance. However, Rob offers to have Dave either work with her to see if the book can be improved, or look at her new WIP to see if it's more suitable for publication.

Afterwards, Rob and Dave talk about the problems in selecting books, and Dave mentions a few vague ideas, something that Rob wants to discuss the next time Dave is in NYC.

Finally, Rob mentions a survivor's settlement that Dave would probably get for Julie's death, and urges him to get an accountant to get his financial affairs organized.