Interview with horror writer Brandon Massey

Via Monica Jackson's Books in Black. Excerpt:

Dean Koontz read an early draft of my first novel, gave me excellent critical notes, and I spent a year revising the manuscript according to his feedback. When I sent it back to him, he was so impressed by the newly improved book that he forwarded it to his own agent.

And the agent STILL rejected the book! This proves that whom you know can get you only so far.

Massey's website.