Super librarian Robin Beerbower, Dana Haynes, and me at the annual Public Library Association conference
Under the penname Conrad Haynes, Dana wrote three mysteries that were published 20 years ago. Long enough ago that I remember reading about him and his books and feeling jealous. I was writing and wanted to get published, too, but I didn't even have an agent. Time passed. He didn't publish any more books. He parted ways with his agent.
Then he wrote Crashers
Dana never gave up.