We've all heard about how coffee-shop wirter JK Rowling was rejected countless times by publishers before making her fortune. Now here's another similar story (something nice and motivational for all the aspiring writers out there!)37-year-old Marina Fiorato write her historical novel, The Glassblower of Murano, in cafes with her baby perched on her lap, according to The Telegraph.
Marina's book was rejected by every major publisher in Britain before being taken on my a small publisher. However, she has recently gained a £250,000 advance for her current novel The Botticelli Secret and its follow-up.
Fiorato also signed a deal for a Hollywood adaptation of the book this week. The article states:
Fiorato spent months writing her first novel in London coffee shops, to escape her cramped one-bed flat, choosing ones in bookshops so she could check historical details in books.
It has now become a global best-seller in 21 languages and this week she revealed she has been commissioned by a US producer to write a movie screenplay.
Her follow-up novel The Madonna of the Almonds went on to emulate the success of her debut and her latest, The Botticelli Secret, looks set to be her biggest hit yet.
She said: "The reaction I got from the major publishers was very disheartening. I was told it was derivative and even unpublishable, but I kept on sending it off to people.
"Every major publishing house turned it down flat. We had dozens of rejections. Finally Beautiful Books saw promise in it and took a chance on me. "
Read the full article here.
