Writer's Book of Hope
In 1889, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, having accepted an article from Rudyard Kipling, informed the author that he should not bother to submit any more. "This isn''t a kindergarten for amateur writers," the editor wrote. "I''m sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you just don''t know how to use the English language." A century later, John Grisham was turned down by sixteen agents before he found r...
In 1889, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, having accepted an article from Rudyard Kipling, informed the author that he should not bother to submit any more. "This isn''t a kindergarten for amateur writers," the editor wrote. "I''m sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you just don''t know how to use the English language." A century later, John Grisham was turned down by sixteen agents before he found r...
