 "House of Leaves" was a 10-year project, and the task of finding a publisher for it was almost as daunting as the book was for its first readers.Between 1993 and 1999, Danielewski made a living as a tutor, barista, and plumber, and he eventually found a literary agent in Warren Frazier, who was a young agent at the time.Frazier, according to Danielewski, "fell in love with it."