Chapters 8 and 9 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 8, I Went to A Psychic, Ellen decides she does not want to do all the work that it takes to write a book if it is not going to be a success. Shde decides to go to a psychic for advice. The first psychic is a student psychic who tells her among other things that she either has a sister, brother, or is an only child. The student psychic finally admits that he is not very good but does predict that Ellen would find a good psychic. The next psychic predicts her book will be a huge hit. The bad news however is that Ellen will have to write it. She hopes that the psychic will summon up some elves or some other magical creatures to write it for her.

The psychic is unable to tell Ellen's...