Rather like The Beatles, my new book Half the World Away was rejected by many before true talent was spotted (thank you Countinghouse press!). Like all aspiring authors I have assembled a sizable collection of rejection letters.
Unlike my fellow Brits who wallow in failure and glory in disappointment, I have adopted my American persona of viewing all setbacks as mere learning experiences or teachable moments and have turned rejection into marketing capital. So here are selected comments, reproduced verbatim from my considerable stack of rejection letters. Hopefully will lead to one or more of these publishers to be compared to Dick Rowe of Decca Records who was the most famous rejecter of the Fab Four.
“I truly had a
fantastic time reading this - David’s wit and humor are second to none.”
“brims with energy …good hearted humor”
“a funny intelligent
writer”
“Witty and fun to
read”
“a highly entertaining read”
“Fun and fresh”
You can buy your personally signed copies at sonaxbooks.com and also help kiva.org a great charity doing outstanding work around the world.
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