My son Dan thought I'd relate to the following web log post: (I did)

I remember telling my friends and family that I was going to submit some comics to become a syndicated cartoonist. I don’t remember even one person predicting I would succeed. Thousands of wannabes submit comics for syndication every year and only a few get contracts. And most of those comics fizzle after a few years. My entire art experience included frequent doodling plus getting the well-deserved lowest grade in art class in college. That was my total preparation for my new career.

I sent my samples to several comic syndication companies. One syndicate helpfully suggested that I find an actual artist to do the drawing for me. United Media had lower standards and offered me a contract for Dilbert. That turned out to be a good move on their part.

You can refer to the full post at this address:
http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/in_over_my_head.html

If you read the whole post you'll get much of the flavor I'm aiming for with this whole quest of thewowcenter.com and with all my other related projects to come, and my book.