Any advice for aspiring authors?
Yes. Keep aspiring. I don’t portend to be some guru or expert in this field. I’m just a lucky guy who submitted the right bad novel at the right time. Keep plugging away and understand it is a numbers game. No one editor holds your destiny, and do not let anyone’s comments mold your future as a writer. Just as I would advise not to let the actions of one moron change your mood and ruin your day, don’t let a rejection letter alter the course of your career in a negative way. I have plenty of rejection letters. They are a part of the business. Anyone who doesn’t have one is not a real writer.
