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\"Carrie-Book-by-Stephen-King\"<\/a>“We are not interested in science fiction which deals with negative utopias. They do not sell.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stephen King<\/strong> received this letter about Carrie.<\/strong> His first published novel was rejected so many times that King collected the accompanying notes on a spike in his bedroom. It was finally published in 1974 with a print run of 30,000 copies. When the paperback version was released a year later, it sold over a million copies in 12 months, according to The Telegraph.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"moby_dick\"<\/a>“First, we must ask, does it have to be a whale?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“While this is a rather delightful, if somewhat esoteric, plot device, we recommend an antagonist with a more popular visage among the younger readers. For instance, could not the Captain be struggling with a depravity towards young, perhaps voluptuous, maidens?”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Herman Melville’s leviathan novel was rejected, as above, by Peter J Bentley. However, Richard Bentley, of the same London publishing house, eventually offered him a contract in 1851. Moby Dick was published 18 months later than Melville expected and at great personal expense, as he arranged for the typesetting and plating of his book himself to speed up the process. Young, voluptuous maidens never made the final edit,” according to The Telegraph<\/span><\/p>\n

To Read More Rejection Letters to Famous Authors Click Here: \u00a0The Telegraph<\/a> or The Atlantic<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Litrejections<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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