‘Perhaps, above all, this is the aspect of the writing life that I was most surprised by, and had never really imagined; that the worry never goes. Imposter syndrome breathes down my neck all the time.’
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‘He explained that everything else from now on — the agent, the publisher, the deal, the reviews, the readers, the prizes, none of it will be as thrilling as this moment. ‘
‘In addition to the experience of writing an individual book, the career of a writer as a whole is something of a rollercoaster. ‘
‘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.’