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You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher.

A great deal of my mail comes from fans of the 'Oz' picture - fans of all ages. The scholarly, the curious, the disbelievers write and ask how? why? when? what for? did you fly? melt? scream? cackle? appear? disappear? produce? sky-write? deal with monkeys? etc., etc., etc.

Editorial outfits are now advertising agencies.

Probably because I really love this bookmaking and storytelling world, I'd been thinking for years about the possibility of becoming a literary agent.

Coming into the business, you'd pass through these little agencies until you got to understand what was happening in the business, unless you were really able to have a style strong enough to go directly to the publishers.

Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

Having a literary agent makes a huge difference in submitting work. My agent has access and tremendous passion.

Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance.

It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

There is an enormous shadow industry of scammers and amateurs who prey on aspiring writers, who divert people from the real publishing industry into this shadow world of vanity publishing and fee-charging agents.