Dear MEL Topic Readers,
JK Rowling
shares Robert Galbraith rejection letters
She’s used to
be rejected. As many know, her first million-seller, Harry Potter, had been
rejected by over a dozen publishers before it went on printing. Now she’s one
of the most successful living authors, any book or story she writes will have a
guaranteed success at least commercially, provided that J.K. Rowling’s name is
on the cover.
But what if
any creation of hers is submitted to publishers without her identity? They will
surely scrutinize it with critical and commercial eyes, and they might turn it
down.
Even if the
book is published, will readers around the world buy and read it? They will also
compare it with millions of other books on the shelves or website that are
written by popular authors.
So, knowing
such challenges, this prominent author sent the manuscript of her new story to
several publishers under a different penname. In fact, under a man’s name. What
happened before the revelation of the author’s identity and after? Read the
extract from Wikipedia.
Enjoy reading
and thinking what people rely on the most when it comes to choosing what to
read and value.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo%27s_Calling#Sales_and_reception
Before
Rowling's identity as the book's author was revealed, 1,500 copies of the
printed book had been sold since its release in April 2013, plus another 7,000
copies of the ebook, audiobook, and library editions. The book surged from
4,709th to the 1st best-selling novel on Amazon after it was revealed on 14
July 2013 that the book was written by Rowling under the pseudonym "Robert
Galbraith". Signed copies of the first edition are selling for
$US4,000–6,000.
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