“Where obscurity stalks ambition, madness beckons…”

You want to know the real story about what it takes to get a book published? Do you really want to know? Because if someone told you selling a book just takes a phone call, a slap on the back and a few contacts, well somebody lied.

My name is Sam Hilliard, and every step that takes me closer to my goal, I’ll blog about. The deal with A writer, reloaded, is getting the deal. And going a little crazy getting there.

An earlier pre-WordPress version of this site still exists somewhere on the Internet, but I like this cut better.

Someone asked why there are no pictures of me on the site. Good question. Answer: my cat, Buddhapuss, is a lot better looking. He also makes an excellent writing stand while editing.