CNN: After a 35 year literary odyssey, 56 year old man gets published

Ron McLarty wrote an 800 page novel at age 24. When publishers showed no interest, he wrote another and another. After the third novel, he gave up sending manuscripts to publishers, but he kept writing. He finished 44 plays, 9 novels and assorted poems. He supported himself through voice overs, audiobooks and advertisements. He appeared on Broadway, and on TV. After 35 years, he got published with a little help from a thoughtful audiobook producer, a small town librarian, and novelists Danielle Steel and Stephen King.