If at first you don’t succeed,,,

In 1961 a 14 year old aspiring author submitted a short story to Spacemen Magazine with the letter above attached. It was not accepted but Stephen King was undeterred and continued writing. He has sold hundreds of thousands of books since then and is recognized as the king of the horror genre.

P.S.: 33 years later the editor changed his mind and published it in another of his magazines.

Via bookofjoe