After last week's more reflective piece, I had intended to go into full-on shameless self-promotion mode this week, which I will do – but later. First, though, I had some disappointing news, which is that the novel has been rejected. Damn, that's annoying! Or is it..? Well, yes, of course it – it would have been lovely to get a commission and to think that a novel of mine would be in Waterstones one day soon, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be. Honestly, the novel chapters I'd sent ...