Dr. Catherine Schaff-Stump

You've just gotta look at it as a game. The first few rejections were like bamboo shoots under the nails, and rejections after a full read? Like they were putting my eyes out with hot pokers. I mean, always positive, always very kind, but still, harsh. But, you know, almost three years, two novels, and a drawer full of rejections on? I just look at it as a game - a long game (which always reminds me of the Dr. Who ep, but that's another story).

Keep plugging along, lady. Race is the prize, etc.