Hello. My name is Primrose Dursley, and I must start this letter with assurances that I never do anything like this. I very much enjoy your books, and I use many of the more intimate scenes as inspiration and research for my own romance stories. Save for a very small handful of people, no one knows that I read or write this genre. I am not ashamed by my enjoyment of it. I simply--
To be blunt, I was taught at a very young age that nice girls just simply do not do or condone certain things. I know how ridiculous this is, especially since my truly formative years were spent with people who have always encouraged me to be myself and to like anything as long as I was not hurting anyone. You wouldn't know that about me, though, and I apologize for allowing myself to write my stream of consciousness. I simply do not know how to start this letter.
The purpose of me contacting you is to ask for help but in a different way. Accompanying this letter is my most recent completed manuscript. I have several, but this is my favourite. It's about a young woman who finds herself trapped in the kingdom of the Old Folk. She falls in love with a man who can turn into a dog, but he, throughout the story, is unsure her feelings stem from her heart or from the fact that she is mortal stuck in a magical realm. She is taken to be the handmaiden for the Lady, queen of the fairfolk, and we follow his adventures to get her back and return with her to her world and time. There are a total of six love scenes.
I am sending this to you rather than a publisher because I was hoping for your feedback. I am sure you receive requests like this on a daily basis, but I am not brave enough to begin the publication process outright. I also cannot trust my loved one's opinions. They are biased, and they support me in everything. Their feedback will always be tinged with kindness to spare my feelings, and I love them for that. But you have no emotional ties to me, and you are free to be as harsh as you want in your honesty.
I am also sending it to you because I find myself in a delicate situation and in need of money. I know the publishing process can take time, assuming what I write is worth publishing. It is gauche of me to ask this, but if you feel this story might be published, I was--I would like to propose that you purchase it from me for, perhaps, a third of the price you would recive from your publisher for writing it. I apologise for the rudeness of such a request. It is full of assumptions and pride that boarders arrogance, and I swear to you it is not made for any of those reasons. I am not quite desperate, but I am frightened. I am becoming a mother at a very young age, and I want to create a small safety net. If I could sell you this story, I would be able to set the money aside for when it is needed. It would be one less thing for me and my boyfriend to worry about.
If--this plan is riddled with 'ifs'--this is something that can happen, I will sign any legal forms you see fit.
I thank you for your time, and I welcome all advice and feedback.