Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie

It's always illuminating to read about the trials and tribulations of an aspiring writer. This person's frustrations and annoyances are, shall I say, familiar -- although I wonder at the years involved. But then, I've been doing the same project for years, too. I am also hoping that my road to publishing -- given that I'm a genre writer -- will prove slightly easier than what this woman has endured.

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