Of course I planned to write the Great American Novel; that lasted about a week, at which point I decided I had nothing to say that could possibly qualify. So I wrote a romance instead.

Of course I planned to write the Great American Novel; that lasted about a week, at which point I decided I had nothing to say that could possibly qualify. So I wrote a romance instead.

dealing with a counter clerk at the phone company who had all the customer service skills of a homicidal sociopath on work release.

I think you have to have a publishing house that offers you some support.