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| JK Rowling posts letters of rejection on Twitter to help budding authors | JK Rowling posts letters of rejection on Twitter to help budding authors |
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| Harry Potter author JK Rowling has shared two rejection letters she received from publishers while writing under her pen name, Robert Galbraith. | Harry Potter author JK Rowling has shared two rejection letters she received from publishers while writing under her pen name, Robert Galbraith. |
| The famous author posted them on Twitter to encourage other writers. | The famous author posted them on Twitter to encourage other writers. |
| She posted the letters relating to her first post-Potter novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, after a fan asked for a picture of a rejection letter. | She posted the letters relating to her first post-Potter novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, after a fan asked for a picture of a rejection letter. |
| She said: “The Potter ones are now in a box in my attic, but I could show you RGalbraith’s?”. | She said: “The Potter ones are now in a box in my attic, but I could show you RGalbraith’s?”. |
| By popular request, 2 of @RGalbrath's rejection letters! (For inspiration, not revenge, so I've removed signatures.) pic.twitter.com/vVoc0x6r8W | By popular request, 2 of @RGalbrath's rejection letters! (For inspiration, not revenge, so I've removed signatures.) pic.twitter.com/vVoc0x6r8W |
| One of the letters, from publishing house Constable & Robinson, said: “I regret that we have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we could not publish it [your book] with commercial success.” | One of the letters, from publishing house Constable & Robinson, said: “I regret that we have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we could not publish it [your book] with commercial success.” |
| The letter also suggested she “double-check in a helpful bookshop” or in the biannual “buyer’s guide of Bookseller magazine” about who the current publishers of her fiction genre were. | The letter also suggested she “double-check in a helpful bookshop” or in the biannual “buyer’s guide of Bookseller magazine” about who the current publishers of her fiction genre were. |
| The second letter, from Creme de la Crime, explained that the publisher had become part of Severn House Publishers and was “unable to accept new submissions at the moment”. | The second letter, from Creme de la Crime, explained that the publisher had become part of Severn House Publishers and was “unable to accept new submissions at the moment”. |
| Related: JK Rowling tells story of alter ego Robert Galbraith | |
| The author Joanne Harris joined the Twitter discussion, saying she got so many rejections for her popular 1999 novel Chocolat that she “made a sculpture ...”. | The author Joanne Harris joined the Twitter discussion, saying she got so many rejections for her popular 1999 novel Chocolat that she “made a sculpture ...”. |
| In reply to a fan who asked if any of the publishers who had rejected her had turned down Harry Potter, she said: “Yes, the publisher who first turned down Harry also sent RGalbraith his rudest rejection (by email)!”. | In reply to a fan who asked if any of the publishers who had rejected her had turned down Harry Potter, she said: “Yes, the publisher who first turned down Harry also sent RGalbraith his rudest rejection (by email)!”. |
| She ended the conversation by giving a fan advice on getting the courage to “risk it all”, telling them: “I had nothing to lose and sometimes that makes you brave enough to try.” | She ended the conversation by giving a fan advice on getting the courage to “risk it all”, telling them: “I had nothing to lose and sometimes that makes you brave enough to try.” |
| The Harry Potter series has sold more than 400m books and Rowling has won multiple awards. The eight film adaptations of the novels have been named as the second-highest grossing franchise and film series of all time. | The Harry Potter series has sold more than 400m books and Rowling has won multiple awards. The eight film adaptations of the novels have been named as the second-highest grossing franchise and film series of all time. |