The Christie Caper (2010)
“John Border Stone leaned close to the window as the plane circled the field. Palm trees. He’d never actually seen a palm tree before. He couldn’t believe his luck. A free trip, entrée to a world he’d only read about. God, it was wonderful. And it was just the beginning. As soon as he did his part—and what a clever piece of promotion—he would be introduced to some top editors, and he would be on his way to success and fortune. Because that was all he needed, a chance for his manuscript to be rea...d.
If he could get his book to the right editor, he had it made. It was ridiculous the way you had to have an agent even to be considered. How did you get an agent if you weren’t already published? Oh, he’d heard the same story over and over, “Go to writers’ conferences, sign up to talk to agents, tell them about your book.” He’d done it and done it. And nobody ever asked to read “The Ashen Prince.”
He sat lost in daydreams for a moment, the New York Times Best Seller List, higher than Tom Clancy—appearances on the top talk shows, on a first-name basis with Geraldo, Oprah, and Phil—admiring fans following him, timidly seeking his autograph.MoreLess
If he could get his book to the right editor, he had it made. It was ridiculous the way you had to have an agent even to be considered. How did you get an agent if you weren’t already published? Oh, he’d heard the same story over and over, “Go to writers’ conferences, sign up to talk to agents, tell them about your book.” He’d done it and done it. And nobody ever asked to read “The Ashen Prince.”
He sat lost in daydreams for a moment, the New York Times Best Seller List, higher than Tom Clancy—appearances on the top talk shows, on a first-name basis with Geraldo, Oprah, and Phil—admiring fans following him, timidly seeking his autograph.MoreLess
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