“I thought, you publish your first novel, you get a load of money, some swinging women, a swinging sportscar, a swinging pad and clothes. I was mistaken. My first check was $1,404.75. I bought a $500 junk car, paid off the rent and got a call girl. And I was broke. I was ecstatic. I was published.”Reality can sure be a bitch.
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