I bought a selection of short, romantic fiction novels, studied them, decided that I had found a formula and then wrote a book that I figured was the perfect story. Thank goodness it was rejected.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull.
My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.
In course of time my first novel appeared. It was a love story.
I have been rejected 120 times, probably because I didn't write the right book.
Of all the love stories ever published, I have - realistically - read very few.
I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.
Of course I planned to write the Great American Novel; that lasted about a week, at which point I decided I had nothing to say that could possibly qualify. So I wrote a romance instead.
I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long.
My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953.
After being rejected for years, I found a publisher for 'Keeper,' and it won prizes, and then I had to write a second and a third book because I kept taking the money and spending it.
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