The Full Story
The Legendary Macmillan
Nothing is ever the full story. There's always something missing, something we don't want out there. That's the bit that everyone really want to know.
The Now
He used to be an angry young man. Now he's an angry old man. Writes to expel the demons...
...from his head...
...to the page...
...to you.
You're welcome.
6th April, 2025
First begging letter to one agent - author of my favourite rejection email - sent out today. I aim to send out 20 letters. Let's see if we get lucky this time. Failing that, let's see who sends the most encouraging rejection. The score thus:
Tradition: one agent approached, I'm having a beer.
3rd April, 2025
Watch this space. For here is where the reality of becoming famous can be found.
As of today, a Thursday in sunny England, I have just completed my third novel "Tradition". If you are thinking "wowee, what a lad" then you are getting ahead of yourself. Today I also received my ninth official rejection - a most pleasant and gentle one, from Oli Munson at A.M. Heath, for the novel "From the Fire". Fair enough, I can handle polite rejection.
The inspiration for writing this comes from best-selling author Gillian McAllister; you can find, somewhere on the web, her account of becoming published. After many rejections she was finally accepted for publication - only one company from a bunch thought she was worthy, and yet the book opened on the Sunday Times Bestseller list. The moral of the story....is that no-one really knows for sure if your book is good or bad. It's a crap shoot. As Ms. McAllister says, you only need one "yes". Check out her story, it's motivating.
So my purpose here is to keep you updated on what is soon to be my meteoric rise to fame and fortune. We are here on the launch-pad. The score-card todate is:
True Black; nine agents approached, one rejection, eight HBT2D
From the Fire: twenty agents approached, ten rejections, ten HBT2D
No disrespect to the agents intended here, simply letting the rest of you legendary-but-unrepresented authors follow my path of despair and depression that will utimately lead to glory, fame, fortune, and the right to claim legendary status.
Of this I am certain.
*HBT2D - had better things to do