Truth proved the catalyst for further consideration, as a contract was forthcoming several months after Anna had submitted her manuscript to a tenth publisher. The family celebrated with champagne followed by a weekend at the Gold Coast, Adam delighted with a visit to Seaworld plus the opportunity, rare in his household, to indulge in KFC and McDonald"s meals.
The publisher, a small company with a good reputation, informed Anna her manuscript would undergo several editing processes, the first of which might require extensive re-writing. Even so, Anna was horrified by the amount of red ink adorning her pages, with the manuscript having already undergone numerous drafts before being submitted. Overall, her spelling and grammar were correct, the editor being more concerned with refining stru
