I literally change my phone number 10 times a year and I don't ever save my contacts.
You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three novels before you hit it big. You know, now, there's much more of an emphasis in the publishing houses on making sure that every book makes money.
You never find friends them following your advice upon their own affairs; nor allowing you to manage your own.

