What has luck got to do with it?

What has luck got to do with it?

In a word, everything. I could have kept copies and lists of all my paper and on-line submissions, but in the end, I decided that would be too depressing and weigh me down; so I cannot give you an exact count the number of submissions I sent out; though by the time I had written round prospective publishers and agents, the total number must have been around sixty. Luckily, I found my darling agent in the right place at the right time and on the lookout for a...