Letter to an Aspiring Author

Dear Author,

Forgive me for this bout of sentimentality, but I'm a reflective sort of person. Last year, on this day, the Friday before RWA conference, I received a call on my cell phone while at work. Blithely, I called the number back when I had a break and found that it rang to the message machine of Harlequin Mills & Boon in the UK. An English accent never sounded more lovely!

The actual "Call" wouldn't come for another several days. I had the weekend to stew, my agent had other editors to ...