If you haven't been slapped round the chops by at least twenty publishers, then you haven't earned your literary chips. Rejection is a well-worn path on the road to success (however you define success), and it's good to remind yourself of all those truly gifted writers who've faced it before you.



"You're welcome to le Carré - he hasn't got any future," pronounced one of the many publishers to turn down The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, the book which kick-started a writing career of over hal...