You have your book all finished and shined up and you finally got your query letter perfect and you send it in to a literary agent and then. . . they turn you down. Wow. Blow to: the face. But not to be discouraged! Because there are so many authors who are legends, that were first turned down.
J. K. Rowling: We all know her. She created the world of Harry Potter! Yet she was 12 times and only got published because the little kid of someone wanted to know what happened. She was told she would not have a future in children's book writing.
Dr. Seuss: I learned to read from this guy but yet he was turned down because he was "too different." He has sold over 300 million copies and his books are still being printed (if I'm not mistaken) today!
C. S. Lewis: I don't know about you guys but the Chronicles of Narnia were some of the first longer books I read and they have stayed with me for a long time. Yet for years he was rejected.
Beatrix Potter: She had to self publish The Tale of Peter Rabbit because she kept getting turned down! Personally, this has always been a book that is very close to my heart. I feel bad for the people who turned her down because she sold over 45 million copies.
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Writing Tip: No matter how many times you get turned down or how discouraged you get, never, ever give up because if you keep trying, someday your name will go down in history.
Alysa Tarrant
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