How first-time novelist Jason Rothery landed endorsement from George R.R. Martin GlobeArts
George R.R. Martin holding Privilege by first-time novelist Jason Rothery.In 2012, after 15 years as a professional theatre artist, I returned to graduate school at York University in Toronto, where – unlike my undergrad experience – no one was readingand Adbusters and railing against capitalism. Instead, debates focused on identity and gender, safe spaces and trigger warnings.
Inspiration struck. I abandoned my dissertation, flew to Belize, found a hammock, and pounded out a draft of a novel calledStory continues below advertisement Rather than eating my fingernails awaiting responses, I volunteered at an elephant sanctuary in Cambodia. I was lodging in a tree house when the first rejection arrived:Eight months later, back in Calgary, I bought a condo. In the midst of moving house, my phone rang. Did I know anyone in Winnipeg?A year into the publishing process, I finally admitted my social media allergy to Great Plains’ lone publicist.
Despite Clayton’s enthusiasm, I did not think he’d meet Martin in person.
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