On March 25, the Harry Potter series of novels the author J.K. Rowling in Twitter's basking by his pen name "luobote·jiaerbuleisi" was rejected by the Publisher at the time of writing the letter, to comfort and encourage new and aspiring writer.
She wrote, "should be asked to share two luobote·jiaerbuleisi of rejection letters! (Only for encouragement, not for revenge, so I erase the signature. ）"
When Rowling already famous pseudonym luobote·jiaerbuleisi, did not reveal his true identity, so there were also many snubs and cold. Luobote·jiaerbuleisi citizen, she has published three successful novels, but his first novel the call of the cuckoo was a number of Publisher's rejection, they even suggested that Rowling writing on the back.
Rowling also said that before the Harry Potter, have been repeated rejection. This novel became one of children's literature's most famous novel, has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Asked how to maintain the momentum, she said, "I have nothing to lose, and sometimes it makes you try. "
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Of course, Rowling did not disclose the most cruel rejection full text of the letter, that letter rejected from a Harry Potter publishers. Rowling said she could not share the rejection letter from Harry Potter, because these letters "in a box in the attic of my house."
Two rejection letters in the most kind and most specific rejection letter from Constable and Robinson Publishing House, advised her to go to writing class advice now seems ironic, but the Publisher also did give her some useful suggestions, such as how to attract the attention of publishers. Wrote in a letter: "Unfortunately we have very reluctantly come to the conclusion, we published the novel will not be a commercial success. "Another rejection letter from Cr è me de la Crime press, said in a letter to the Publishing House has been bought by another publishing group, it is no longer accepting new submissions.
Call of the cuckoo in April 2013 by the United Kingdom small company Brown publishing, in fact in Rowling's true identity before exposure, it has gained significant sales. Identity revealed, but quickly rose to the top of bestseller.
Call of the cuckoo
Each writer before she became famous has a sad story, Rowling got a lot of response from the writer. The Moka famous United Kingdom writer qiaoanna·halisi (Joanne Harris), said he also received many rejection letters, she stacked them up "to make a sculpture".
In 2014, the Ireland female writer Yi Mier McBride (Eimear McBride) debut novel, the girls of semi-finished products (a Girl is a Half-formed Thing) award, she said she had a drawer full of rejection letters, until after a chance conversation, her novels have a chance of being United Kingdom Norwich Galley Beggar published a small independent publishers.
James Joyce's epic Ulysses was Ireland one of the greatest novels, was also repeated rejection by publishers, through Joyce's Publisher in Paris in 1922 and friends xiwei·yabei Qi (Sylvia Beach) of Shakespeare's House in monograph published. A few years ago, copies of the first edition of Ulysses has been sold at $ 275000.
T· S Eliot at any job when you press Edit, rejected George Orwell's animal farm, calling it "hard to believe". Joseph Heller's catch 22nd because "no one would think it interesting enough to read" why was rejected. First spy novels of John Le Carre cold war spies of the soul from one Publisher to another Publisher, comments received to put us to shame: "Welcome to Caleb-it won't have a future. "Herman Melville Moby Dick has received impressive feedback," first of all, we have to ask, it must be a whale? "
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