exciting developments with my new book and some thoughts on agents

I'm just back from London, where I had a meeting with my agent, Simon, to discuss my new book. Good news - he likes it! More than that, he was pretty excited about the whole project. He instantly understood what I was trying to achieve, and was keen to read the rest. So I thought I'd share the news, which is a massive relief after months of working on this book.

As well as praise, my agent had some excellent suggestions. He has a great gift for seeing a project as a whole and winnowing out wha...