Writers Wednesday

Contemplating rejection -- something every writer must face, come to terms with and then keep on writing.

I recently found a post at Gotham Writers Workshop on this very topic.  I'm sharing a few excerpts from the post.

If misery loves company, consider the struggles of these authors.

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell – 38 rejections

Louis L’Amour, author of over 100 western novels – over 300 rejections before publishing his first book

John Creasy, author of 564 mystery novels – 743 rejections before publishing his first book

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter – rejected so universally the author decided to self-publish the book

From rejection slip for Norman MacLean’s A River Runs Through It:
“These stories have trees in them.”

From rejection slip for article sent to the San Francisco Examiner to Rudyard Kipling:
  “I'm sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English language."

And my favorite --

Rejection from a Chinese economic journal:
  “We have read your manuscript with boundless delight. If we were to publish your paper, it would be impossible for us to publish any work of lower standard. And as it is unthinkable that in the next thousand years we shall see its equal, we are, to our regret, compelled to return your divine composition, and to beg you a thousand times to overlook our short sight and timidity.”

To read the complete post, click HERE.