Editorial Hindsight

Acquisition editors of major book publishers aren’t exactly famous for taking chances, especially on new authors. We learned this the hard way. Here, for example, is a typical letter we got when we were looking for a publisher for a book that, in retrospect, has made publishing history:

rejection

 

 

Interestingly, these same editors show some serious enthusiasm just a few years after publication:

next_time

 

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