Don’t worry, even your favorite writers have been rejected.
Putting yourself out there is scary and the dread of rejection can make it even more terrifying, whether you’re looking for love or a publisher. One way we can soften the blow of rejection is by reading and sharing the rejection letters we’ve received. Below, you’ll find rejection letters from publishers that were sent to iconic American writers about now-classic books. If these authors can persist, then so can you.
White Buildings by Hart Crane
“I am afraid that we will have to pass up White Buildings… It is really the most perplexing kind of poetry. One reads it with growing irritation, not at you but at himself, for the denseness of one’s own intellect.”
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
“This is a work of almost-genius– ‘genius’ in the power of its expression– ‘almost’ in the sense of its enormous bitterness. I wish there was an audience for a book of this kind. But there isn’t. It won’t sell.”
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
“Stick To Teaching.
But sometimes it serves as a giant wake-up call!
On the other hand, persistence pays!
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Source: novelfactory
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