Journey to Success - in a Clown Car

The Associated Press had a great article yesterday on Monica Drake, the author of the novel Clown Girl. The intro on a project that took about a decade to get recognition was fine, but the really amusing part came in the time line - one agent after another, one rejection after another, one odd meeting after another, becoming friends with Chuck Palahniuk, who eventually touts her novel on his site, after which the first edition sells out.

This looks like another title to add to the reading list. Just what I needed. I think my shelf has become the clown car, with more spilling off of it than ever could fit on in the first place.