Accepting Quote by George R. R. Martin

Every published writer, myself included, was at one time unpublished. All writers know what rejection feels like.

— Andrew Shaffer

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all…

— Jerry Spinelli

Every successful author I know faced crushing rejection early on, and they got back up and kept going.

— Karin Slaughter

This is a stamina game, so don't despair if you run down a blind alley and have to start over, or if you get…

— Tim Maleeny

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers.…

— Augusten Burroughs

“Rejection is a challenge. Persistence is patience. Reward is a lifetime in the making. Despite what happens, only death will stop this author from…

— Veronica Purcell

Like pretty much every short story writer, I submitted to every market under the sun and hoped for the best. The rejection letters I've…

— Ken Liu

I have SO many books I didn't sell. Some my agent rejected outright, others made it all the way to my editor to be…

— Sarah Dessen

Rejection is nature's way of telling you to write a better book.

— James D. Macdonald

I sent a lot of publishing ideas to my publisher, about 30 of them. Each time except 3, i got a "rejection letter". This…

— James Dashner

I know books that are really good and writers that are really good and they have become oppressed and ground down from the rejection…

— Micah Perks

“Note to aspiring writers: This is actually not that many rejections in the grand scheme of things. I know published writers whose rejection count…

— Jennifer Weiner