Writing
“I ran into Patty the day her ninth book became her first to hit the Times bestseller list. She grabbed me by the shoulders, looked deep into my eyes. ‘It doesn’t change anything,’ she said grimly. ‘My mother still doesn’t approve of me. I still don’t have a boyfriend. I still can’t sleep at night. Don’t let this be what you’re waiting for.’”
From an anonymous article about the woes of publishing for a midlist author.
Any aspiring writers who want to have their hearts broken, read:
http://dir.salon.com/story/books/feature/2004/03/22/midlist/print.html
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