BRYSON DOES IT

Just read Notes from a Small Island and Notes from a Big Country after A Short History of Nearly Everything - become a bit of A Bill Bryson bore in recent days. The thing is I feel I can do that as well as he. I think I have a similar turn of phrase and can express infuriation (maybe a bit too polite?) and humour in same way. What he has, which I don't at present, is the writer's professionalsim. He has built up contacts, got into the habit and produces lots of stuff in the fairly sure knowledge that it gets printed sooner or later. He has a dedicated readership and a name and so can write pretty much what he wants knowing that it will at least get noticed. I can write the stuff but the best I get are polite rejections, the worst being ignored.
There is no easy route past this unless I meet him on a plane/train and he takes me under his wing and orders his contacts to take me up as a promising writer. Just have to keep producing, hustling and hope that something strikes sooner or later. Talking of which, back to work...