"The book was submitted to twelve publishing houses, all of which rejected the manuscript. A year later she was finally given the green light (and a £1500 advance) by editor Barry Cunningham from Bloomsbury, a small publishing house in London. The decision to publish Rowling's book apparently owes much to Alice Newton, the eight-year-old daughter of Bloomsbury's chairman, who was given the first c...hapter to review by her father and immediately demanded the next. Although Bloomsbury agreed to publish the book, Cunningham says that he advised Rowling to get a day job, since she had little chance of making money in children's books."
Harry Potter's rough start! Makes you wonder about the "gatekeepers" that man the portals of our creative endeavors..
Harry Potter's rough start! Makes you wonder about the "gatekeepers" that man the portals of our creative endeavors..
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