Suddenly those 20,000 words were much more than a modest start. They were a teaser to the book I’d almost finished. I ended up interviewing agents for two solid weeks.
"I could not extract one positive comment from the eight page report, but do you know what? It made me even more determined to write a publishable novel."
"Tell your new idea you appreciate it but explain firmly and kindly that you are busy right now and will get to it when you are done with your current project."
My dad was an international pot smuggler. His organisation was responsible for shipping hundreds of tons of Thai stick into America. He was good at it, at least, until he wasn’t.