Personal note; contradicting myself...

I know that I have said in this journal, many times, that there was no point in my writing another novel because no publisher would consider a novel with my name on it. [For details, see http://ozarque.livejournal.com/2005/04/09/ .] And now here I am, writing another novel nonetheless. Contradicting myself.

I can explain this only by reminding you of my misery when I had no book-in-progress to anchor my days, after a lifetime spent anchored always by my books. Whether it's ever published or n...