Okay so first of all I guess I should say that I’m now represented by Keir Alekseii of Azantian Literary Agency. I should probably actually say something like “I’m thrilled to announce” or “I’m over the moon” or similar, but honestly they all sound so weird and stilted and somehow understated (???) coming out of my mouth, or rather my fingers, since, y’know, typing.

The closest I came to an honest reaction while drafting my announcement thread for Twitter was “I am FUCKING DELIGHTED to announ...