Jeffrey Parfitt
The 1st book is definitely the hardest (and possibly your worst) as its a learning curve. Use an independent editor as you will not see your own mistakes. Try and develop a rhinoceros skin as you cannot please all your readers. Write for yourself. Forget submission rejections and all the advice from agents. They seldom take on new blood and their advice varies so much as to be useless.
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