Saturday, December 18, 2010

Rejection and Success

Richard Hooker spent 17 years writing a humorous war story.  Twenty-one publishers rejected it before William Morrow finally bought it. You may have seen Mr. Hooker's work, either when you grew up, or on TV Land in re-runs, it's a show called M.A.S.H.

Eighteen publishers turned down Richard Bach.  He finally persueded MacMillian to publish just 7,500 copies of his book. Today, millions of copies have been sold and his book is considered a spirituality classic; you've probably heard of Jonathon Livingston Seagull.

The lesson to remember is that between them, these authors faced 39 rejections but they didn't give up.  Persistance pays off.

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