How publishers snubbed 11 great authors

[SamScribble]

I am sure that most of us have had a rejection letter from time to time. (Although, happily, in close to 50 years, I have had surprisingly few; something for which I suspect I should thank my agent(s).)

And, yes, you might debate whether all of the snubbed authors were 'great', but that's another discussion for another day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...-how-publishers-snubbed-11-great-authors.html

 

[NaokoSmith]

Ahhhh! that was great .

I am going back to my three parter feminist gothic romantic epic saga with the fantastic long run-ons (and condoms!) with renewed faith.

 

[SamScribble]

Ahhhh! that was great .

I am going back to my three parter feminist gothic romantic epic saga with the fantastic long run-ons (and condoms!) with renewed faith.

Go that girl!

 

[NaokoSmith]

Go that girl!

Oh she does

My heroines frequently drag their protagonists through the bedroom door in a swirl of lace cuffs and sword and dagger sets, failing in their haste to shut the door behind them in classic Mills and Boon fashion.

And that was nothing compared to the length of some of the sentences in the books!

 

[sheablue]

Oh she does

My heroines frequently drag their protagonists through the bedroom door in a swirl of lace cuffs and sword and dagger sets, failing in their haste to shut the door behind them in classic Mills and Boon fashion.

And that was nothing compared to the length of some of the sentences in the books!

Do it!

And those rejection letters were great.

 

[AMoveableBeast]

I love stuff like this. Thank you.

 

[R. Richard]

Of course, 'Lolita' could not be published today. As for Melville, I didn't realize that he had the hots for a whale.

 

[Handley_Page]

Oh she does

My heroines frequently drag their protagonists through the bedroom door in a swirl of lace cuffs and sword and dagger sets, failing in their haste to shut the door behind them in classic Mills and Boon fashion.

And that was nothing compared to the length of some of the sentences in the books!

I look forward, with anticipation, to seeing the text.

Feminist porn ?
Wassat ?

 

[SamScribble]

Many years ago, a friend of mine submitted a manuscript to one of the then major publishing houses. For several months he heard nothing. And then, just when he had all but given up, he received a reply. As far as I can recall, it went something like this:

Dear Mr X,

Thank you for your submission. You mention in your accompanying letter that you currently work as a carpenter. We wish you every success in this field.

Yours, etc

 

[Bramblethorn]

I am sure that most of us have had a rejection letter from time to time. (Although, happily, in close to 50 years, I have had surprisingly few; something for which I suspect I should thank my agent(s).)

And, yes, you might debate whether all of the snubbed authors were 'great', but that's another discussion for another day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...-how-publishers-snubbed-11-great-authors.html

The Melville one is hilarious.

Also, I knew T.S. Eliot had fascist leanings, but really...