I was rejected because I’m not Jodi Picoult.
I was rejected because I sound special but I’m not quite right for the list.
I was rejected because it wasn’t me, it was them, and I wasn’t for them.
I was rejected because I’m not commercial enough.
I was rejected because I’m not literary enough.
I was rejected because I’m not quite enough.
I was rejected because I’m not Markus Zusak.
I was rejected because I can’t use language.
I was rejected because I shouldn’t have written a book.
I was rejected because I’m interesting and they are sure I will be snapped up, just not by them.
I was rejected because they were glad to see it but didn’t want it.
I was rejected because they don’t quite know where I belong.
I was rejected because it was Tuesday.
I was rejected because SpongeBob is the antichrist and shouldn’t be mentioned in any story.
I was rejected because they were not looking for my kind of fiction at present.
I was rejected because I’m not Emma Chapman.
I was rejected because I don’t fit into a genre.
I was rejected because I don’t fit into one thing or another.
I was rejected because I don’t fit into a size twelve. (This might be a lie. I don’t, but no one said it.)
I was rejected because I’m not Marian Keyes.
I was rejected because someone whose name I can’t recall was imprisoned for buggery.
I was rejected because I have too many narrators.
I was rejected because I have too many voices.
I was rejected because I have too many similes. (I agree. I’m working on it.)
I was rejected because no one is interested in the war anymore.
I was rejected because no one is interested in time-slip women’s fiction anymore.
I was rejected because no one is interested anymore.
I was accepted because an amazing woman called Karen Sullivan loved my books regardless of all these flaws. (Even the similes.)
Bloody brilliant, you that is.
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And I’m so glad Karen saw the magic in your writing so we could all share it & love it x
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well done – I’m lucky if I even get a reply to say I’ve been rejected let alone why. It must be me lol
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Thank God Karen recognised amazing when she saw it😍! Gave Brave to a friend for Christmas and she said she had goosebumps reading it. How could anyone reject Grandad Colin?!! I’m set to read that story all over again this month ❤️
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Shamefully after enjoying How to be Brave and The Mountain in my Shoe sooo much, I’ve only just started reading Maria in the Moon and know I’m going to love it. So much so that I’ve postponed reading it for a few days until tomorrow when I go away for a chill out weekend in North Yorkshire. I want to savour it like a plump, perfectly picked similie (alliteration is my thing can you tell?)
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Love it!! So pleased that Karen was able to see what others couldn’t.
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Love this – well done, Louise. You should never have been rejected at all.
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You are fantastic. Your honesty of thought and emotion shines through everything you write.
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Fab!
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This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing and I am sure this will give hope not only to me but to other authors trying to make it. x
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Thank goodness for Karen! So we get to read your lovely books.
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Brilliant! I gave up trying to be accepted – but well done you! 🙂
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I’m so glad that Karen saw the beauty in your writing and published you! Your novels have given me so much solace and I adore them beyond words. x
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And this kind of post is why we all love you – and your writing xxx
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What a great post!
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I’m interested in time slip women’s fiction. I’m reading Barbara Erskine again at the moment.
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Karen knows talent and the book world is a better place having you in it! Love this post! xxx
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