Goodreads asked Danny Scheinmann:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Danny Scheinmann My first book got rejected by 20 publishers before it went on to become a best seller in the UK. It subsequently got translated in to 21 languages. I learnt that many publishers don't have time to read your full manuscript. They make very quick instinctive decisions based on all sorts of things which are often more to do with marketing strategies and what they perceive are 'hot' subjects or genres. So don't take rejection personally. Only send in work once you know you can go no further with it. I would never send in a first draft. It's a good idea to test the work on a few readers and make changes according to the feedback. I wrote 10 drafts before I was happy with my book. Keep going. Never give up.

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