“I didn't write professionally at first. It took me nine years to get anything published. At the beginning I mostly wrote picture books, which were rejected by every children's book publisher in America. The first book of mine to be accepted for publication was ELLA ENCHANTED, and not one but two publishers wanted it. That day, April 17, 1996, was one of the happiest in my life.” WritingYearsFirstsChildrenTwoBookWantedAmericaMinesAcceptedNineRejectedPublishersAprilPublicationEnchantedNine YearsChildren's BooksPicture Books Author:Gail Carson Levine
“All publishers are Columbuses. The successful author is their America. The reflection that they-like Columbus-didn't discover what they expected to discover, and didn't discover what they started out to discover, doesn't trouble them. All they remember is that they discovered America; they forget that they started out to discover some patch or corner of India.” AmericaRememberForgetSuccessfulTroubleReflectionIndiaCornersExpectedPublishersPatchesColumbus Book:Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Complete and Authoritative Edition Source: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Complete and Authoritative Edition