Kathryn Stockett's 'The Help' Turned Down 60 Times Before Becoming a Best Seller
How do you keep going when it seems the world, not to mention 60 literary agents, wants you to fail? Kathryn Stockett, author of the best seller "The Help", started keeping secrets, even from her husband: “It was as if I were having an affair.”
By Kathryn Stockett
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Photograph: Ben Hoffman
First Published May 7, 2011
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Check out our cheeky hommage
Check out our cheeky hommage to the Stockett style!
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I can't tell you how much
I can't tell you how much this story resonates with me. I've been writing my story for seven years and received about 25 rejections. Each rejection letter makes me realize I can make the story better. But I've begun to lie about pursuing the same story, the same dream, especially to other writers.Thanks for the boost.
I loved The Help. I still think about the characters. I'm so glad you didn't give up!
Just when I entertain the
Just when I entertain the word 'quit' in my thinking... a story like yours, Kathryn, appears on my path. OK, one more GREAT reason to carry on! Thank you for sharing your story.
Thanks for sharing your
Thanks for sharing your story. Unbelievable.So glad you are so persistent. I LOVED this book. It is up there with one of my all time favorites. I love your writing style.I am hoping you are going to write another book.I loved how you would be writing about a serious event and you would throw some humor in to it! Very clever.
LOVE, LOVE this! What an
LOVE, LOVE this! What an inspiration to me at this time!! I have worked for 6 yrs to get my company (www.suttongourmetpaper.com) off the ground and though, I finally made it happen, there are and will continue to be "bumps in the road" that need me to stay the course!
LOVE your book - can not wait for the movie! Thank you for this encouragement ;)
I loved reading your story
I loved reading your story and l loved reading your book!
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