© Bridget Whelan
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Thank you for sharing !
You’re very welcome – hope it gave a warm feeling inside!
Reblogged this on mira prabhu and commented:
How well would YOU have coped if you were told your precious novel was: “…an absurd and uninteresting fantasy which was rubbish and dull.” (It has since sold more than 14.5 million copies and helped the author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.) Thank you Bridget Whelan for your encouragement to all scribes…and readers of this post, don’t forget to go into The Writers Circle website if you want to read the whole article. Greetings from Arunachala.
Thank you so much for reblogging Mira – spread the word!
Love posts like this… they are so inspiring! Thank goodness these authors had the determination and vision to keep going. The world would be a poorer place without the legacy they left us. Makes me feel sad though that some of them never got to see how much their work is adored before they died.
Glad you enjoyed it, Ali. Sometimes thing the defining quality of a writer is not giving up…
HI Bridget – I’m going to reblog this one on July 13Th. Hope that’s ok – with full credits obviously – but it struck a chord as I’m in submission mode at the moment!!
Of course, Kate, especially if it helps you to submit. One quality all writers share is courage, but sometimes it needs a little boost and the story of these nine authors does it for me. Gosh, you do plan your blog well in advance – I’m a seat of the pants attitude towards blogging with little bits of planning thrown in…. Good luck with your submissions.
When I receive my first rejection letter (because let’s face it, you’re not a real writer unless you’ve had at least one), I will do my best to remind myself of this wise post. Thank you.
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