'What I realise now is that it's a war of attrition. If you want to get anywhere in the book world, you have to keep chipping away at the edifice.'

What I realise now is that it's a war of attrition. If you want to get anywhere in the book world, you have to keep chipping away at the edifice, working away at your craft, tapping along on the laptop. And the rejections never end.