10 April 2017
Oh, Anonymous. I read your piece in the Guardian last weekend - about being a "failed novelist" - with a mounting sense of disbelief.
It's not that I don't sympathise with your frustration at being unable to fulfil your dream and be published. I've been there, as have many now-published authors; the many more who still wish to be published will share your despair. We've all felt "bewildered" that the publishing industry failed to recognise our genius. We have all looked at our work - our "masterpieces", in your words - and wondered the same as you: "How can I fail?"
