Famous writers and rejection

It does not matter how it comes to you - rejection from that man you have had your eye on, rejection from the boss for the report you worked on all night, or rejection of your writing - it always hurts. For me there are two things that make the constant barrage of rejection that is continually falling on my head because of my writing tolerable: first, I know that it is part of this job, and second, I submit a lot, so just the basic laws of arithmetic dictate that at some point I MUST have an acceptance.

To help all of you with rejection, I thought this week we could take a moment to look at some of our most successful writers and their rejection stories. It always gives me strength, so I hope it helps you too.