Facing Rejection From A Publisher

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Writing may be a passion that comes directly from the heart. But publishing is a cut throat, profit-led business that puts the publisher before the author.

Even getting your manuscript to a publisher may be a difficult task. Maybe the competition makes your chosen genre difficult to find a publisher. Simply having a good manuscript doesn't mean you will be accepted, considering the number of submissions of the same type of book a publishing company receives. The publishers will always choose the one that will gain them the most profit. For publishers to survive the tough business, they must choose the one that has the most potential. Most of the time, it's this direct line for profit that deviates from seeing the truly great work.

There are stories, I am sure you have heard, of authors who have submitted to a dozen publishers and have been rejected each time. The only way these writers will make it is by being persistent and beliving in their work. They became best sellers.

Some publishers can even be quite rude to authors as if it were not enough that they reject their works. Have you ever seen the classic teen horror movie Carrie? This movie is based on a Stephen King novel. This novel was a great success once published. A movie and a remake of the movie were even made out from the book. But before Carrie was published, Stephen King endured a dozen of humiliating rejections.

Another really good story on rejected but successful novels is Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K Rowling. Harry Potter was rejected by dozens of publishers. Some of the top publishing companies like Harper Collins, Bloomsbury and Penguin rejected the idea of children wanting to read long novels.

These are all true stories, and it could happen to you. These authors must have some very thick skin to move forward after so much rejection. Or they may have also just given up on finding a publisher and published their own work.

Being a successful author takes a lot of dedication. Writing requires discipline and the will to succeed. Not everybody can work like that. The most important thing is to stand by your work when contacting a publisher, hope for the best but also plan for the worst.

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