Tired of being rejected by publishers? Remember Frank Herbert (photo).Rico says he will keep going, but he's already had enough rejection, thank you... (When Rico met Frank Herbert, at an event at CMU back in the 1970s, the guy was already extremely wealthy from all the Dune books.)
I was listening to the Writer’s Almanac podcast and heard that it’s the birthday of Frank Herbert, author of the science fiction masterpiece Dune. Herbert is just one name on a long list of writers who found success after being repeatedly rejected.
Nearly twenty publishers told Frank Herbert “no thanks” after he’d submitted the manuscript for Dune. Eventually Dune was accepted by Chilton, a publisher of auto repair manuals and an unlikely launching pad for a book that would go on to define an entire genre, sell over twelve million copies, and get made into a movie twice.
So, if you’re feeling down, rejected, unsupported, or otherwise low about where you’re at in your writing life, try to remember that plenty of famous writers established their careers only after years of beating their heads against closed doors.
If you’re passionate about the craft of writing, it’s best to heed the advice of poet Todd Boss: Never Give Up.
As for the movies, Jodorowsky's version was odd, but David Lynch's version was terrible...
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