Did you save your first rejection letter? Jack London saved his — one of several hundred he received over his career. I took a picture of the rejection, scribbled at the bottom of his query, when I visited the busy Jack London State Park in California’s Sonoma Valley.
“Interest in Alaska has subsided,” said the editor who turned his nose up. Oops. Interest in Alaska (and Jack London) is still strong.
Mary K. Tilghman writes 
I still have mine tacked above my desk. Fascinating find, here!
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I think of them as a sign I was brave enough to send my writing out into the world.
Thanks for reading.
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A familiar tale… and inspiration to any writer to keep writing and keep sending things out.
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Well said. Thanks for stopping by!
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