Matt Jones asked Brian O'Sullivan:

Hello Brian! It's so brilliant to hear you've become a successful author! I remember reading some of your early scribblings when we were at Lille together in the early 90's. I thought I'd get in touch to congratulate you and let you know that I often remember the great times we had at Lille...I better ask a question after all that: how tough has it been to become a published author???

Brian O'Sullivan Matt! Que c'est chouette, mon vieux! How tough has it been? I don't know where to start! My wife left me as she couldn't cope with the writing hours I was doing. Social security came and took the kids two years ago (last I heard they were working in a coal mine in Invercargill).
I recently got OOS in my left wrist from the hours of typing and I'm blind in one eye from screen blur. So far, I've received 234 rejection letters (ah, no, the postman's just arrived - 235!), the bank are threatening to evict me from my house and last night my dog eloped with the neighbour's Chihuahua.
But, you know? I feel it's all worthwhile. Everybody respects me now I'm a published author!

Heh heh. Seriously though, email me through the Irish Imbas Books website with your contact details and let's catch up. Been way too long, Matt.
And I still need to know what happened after the cookies in the Palais du Justice!

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