"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra
A post script to my last post.....REJECTION IS NORMAL
Be inspired by others who faced up to their fears and confronted rejection head on!
Many aspiring authors who, after suffering severe smackdowns from publishers, went on to become renowned writers.
3 of the top 10 writers rejected by publishers are now the top 3 richest authors of all time!
Between June 2007 and June 2008, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling banked an astonishing $300 million, easily making her the wealthiest writer on the planet. There have been whispers that Rowling is a sweet $50 million richer than the Queen of England, although Rowling has denied the claim. We'll see what happens after her new book The Tales of Beetle the Bard is released in December and the remaining three (!) Harry Potter film adaptations hit the big screen. By the end of all that, Rowling will probably be in a position to buy Buckingham Palace along with the crown jewels and single-handedly bail England out of its credit dilemmas.
Second place on the list goes to prolific author James Patterson who brought in a paltry $50 million for his efforts. Patterson's new book, Cross Country, part of his wildly successful Alex Cross thriller series, is set for release on November 17th.
Fright meister Stephen King takes third place with a respectable $45 million. King is breaking new ground with his upcoming release, Just After Sunset: one of the book's short stories, "N," has been turned into a 25 episode digi-drama.
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