Dear Mr Jinx:
I'm afraid your idea is not at all even original. Stories about writers whose work is always plagiarised even before they can complete it go back at least to H.G. Wells's 'The Anticipator'. About once a week I recieve a manuscript beginning:

Dear Mr Jinx:
I'm afraid your idea is not at all even original. Stories about writers whose work is always plagiarised even before they can complete it go back at least to H.G. Wells's 'The Anticipator'. About once a week I recieve a manuscript beginning:

Dear Mr Jinx:
I'm afraid your idea is not...

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Better luck next time!

  Sincerly,
  Moris K. Mobius
  Editor, Stupefying Stories

Better luck next time!

  Sincerly,
  Moris K. Mobius
  Editor, Stupefying Stories

Better luck next time!

  Sincerly,
  Moris K. Mobius
  Editor, Stupefying Stories