Before Kathryn Stockett’s novel, The Help, became a national bestseller and the basis of an award-winning movie, the author received nearly sixty rejections. John Grisham’s first novel, A Time to Kill, was rejected by at least thirty houses before it was published. Name any favorite author – JK Rowling, Stephen King, and even Beatrix Potter – and you will discover that each has received his share of wallpaper…and not necessarily dollar bills. Rejection is as much a part of the publishing process as is the acceptance, and a writer looking for a publisher you should know what to do when you receive that “thanks but no thanks” letter.
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