Things I Learned from my Debut Novel

“My cell rang and it was my agent on the other end with the news [that my novel had been acquired by Harper Collins]. I started to laugh like crazy in the paper goods aisle, until tears came to my eyes. Here was the moment I had been waiting for, and I was surrounded by super-size packages of toilet paper and paper towels. This should have been a warning: I was so not prepared for what was about to happen.” — Robin Antalek

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