The Dream and the Reality

I’m sure it’s like this with most dreams. There is the fantasy of how it will be and then the stark realism of the truth.

DREAM: Picture me with tons of book sales, huge advances, bookstores clamoring to have me do book signings at their establishments, talk show hosts banging down my door, and two hot men in tight white shorts, waving big feathered fans on either side of me to keep me cool. Okay, I got a little carried away, but I think you get the point.

REALITY: Your publisher will take most...