"The literary agent David Bolt was interviewed on radio about his just-published Authors' Handbook. 'How important to an author is presentation?' the interviewer asked. 'Very important,' Mr Bolt replied. 'The order and presentation of material is just about the most important part of being successful as an author.' 'Just talk us through the chapters of your book then, will you?' 'Yes,' Mr Bolt said. 'Only, they're not in the order I originally had them. The publisher sent my first draft back and made me change it.'"
[Bolt's New Author's Handbook was published a few years later -- on April Fools' Day, 2001.]
Sources
Philip Norman, Awful Moments
