‘I know my first novel was rejected by over twenty imprints before finding a home. That novel won prizes in the end, but I still remember those adjectives used by agents more easily than I can remember the praise of the judges.’
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‘Once I’ve selected one of the poems clamouring for attention as a sacrificial victim, I’ll send it off to one of the opportunities, and mark the date.’
‘What I realise now is that it’s a war of attrition. If you want to get anywhere in the book world, you have to keep chipping away at the edifice.’
‘As a writer, you’re only in control of how good the work is. None of this means I don’t feel it, if something is rejected. ‘