"This is going to be a best-seller! I will be rich and famous. All I have to do is get my book to the right publisher. First I'll get an agent. Well, actually, first I'll finish the book."
2. Anger
"Those idiots! They wouldn't know a great piece of literature if it bit them on the ass. That's what you get when you cast pearls before swine. Philistines. "
3. Bargaining
"Well, OK, so my book has been turned down by a dozen agents and even more publishing houses. I can rewrite the book. I could change it around a bit, give it more sex and violence. No problem, I can do that. I can try another publisher, another agent."
4. Depression
"It's no use. I can't write. I'm a failure. No one will ever publish this book. I might as well stop fooling myself."
5. Acceptance
"A POD? What's that? Oh, publish on demand. But isn't that a vanity press? Wait a minute! Look at the control I have! Look how much more I'll make on each copy! Hey, people are buying my book! Wow! I should have done this in the first place."
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