Michael M. Thomas
... that it took more than a decade for Michael M. Thomas to secure a publisher for his eighth novel, which was rejected by approximately 25 publishing houses?
... that it took more than a decade for <b id="mwAgs"><a href="./Michael_M._Thomas" id="mwAgw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Michael M. Thomas">Michael M. Thomas</a></b> to secure a publisher for his eighth novel, which was rejected by approximately 25 publishing houses?