創作這檔事，說來主觀，即便像J.K.羅琳（J.K. Rowling）已經是全球熱賣超過4億本暢銷小說的作者，仍會吃到出版社的閉門羹。她為了不受《哈利波特》（Harry Potter）作者的盛名之擾，以「羅勃蓋布瑞斯」（Robert Galbraith）之名化名創作，也遭到過出版社的無情拒絕。經常在推特上與粉絲互動的她，為了鼓勵在寫作路上尚未獲得認同的粉絲們，還特別公開羅勃蓋布瑞斯收到的拒絕信，並分享她面對拒絕如何自處。
By popular request, 2 of @RGalbrath's rejection letters! (For inspiration, not revenge, so I've removed signatures.) pic.twitter.com/vVoc0x6r8W — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 25, 2016
By popular request, 2 of @RGalbrath's rejection letters! (For inspiration, not revenge, so I've removed signatures.) pic.twitter.com/vVoc0x6r8W
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 25, 2016
羅琳因《哈利波特》系列小說，從曾是領取社會救濟金的單親媽媽，搖身一變成為英國最富有及最具影響力的女性之一，但1997年第一本《哈利波特—神秘的魔法石》（Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone），也曾經被12個出版社所拒絕。而就算是具有慧眼的伯樂，也還是有看走眼的時候，因為負責出版《哈利波特》的出版社編輯貝瑞康寧漢（Barry Cunningham），也曾認為羅琳無法從她所寫的書中賺到錢，而好心建議她要另謀出路。
羅琳表示，「我把自己收到的第一封拒絕信貼在廚房牆上」，因為這樣能讓她提醒自己，她其實與她最喜愛的作家們有更多的共同點—都曾遭到過拒絕。但羅琳並沒有因此而退縮，她還打算不斷嘗試，直到每間出版社都拒絕她。「除非每間出版社都拒絕了我，否則我不會放棄，但我常害怕這會發生。」羅琳在推特上如此寫道。
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I pinned my 1st rejection letter to my kitchen wall because it gave me something in common with all my fave writers! https://t.co/ZmGNWDdF7x — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 25, 2016
I pinned my 1st rejection letter to my kitchen wall because it gave me something in common with all my fave writers! https://t.co/ZmGNWDdF7x
I wasn't going to give up until every single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen. https://t.co/bMKu4zJ3nm — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 25, 2016
I wasn't going to give up until every single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen. https://t.co/bMKu4zJ3nm
應粉絲要求，羅琳也大方分享了她曾收到過的拒絕信，但因「《哈利波特》的拒絕信被收藏在閣樓的箱子中，因此挑選了兩封羅勃蓋布瑞斯的拒絕信」分享。她也特別澄清，這麼做主要是為了鼓勵有相同遭遇的作家，而不是出於報復心態，也因此她將發出這些拒絕信的人名刪去。
羅琳透露，第一次拒絕過《哈利波特》的出版商，同樣也寄出了他最無禮的拒絕信給羅勃蓋布瑞斯—直接發電子郵件拒絕！「我沒什麼好輸的，有時那反而會讓你勇敢嘗試。」羅琳最後寫下了這段話，與所有粉絲共勉。
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Yes, the publisher who first turned down Harry also sent @RGalbraith his rudest rejection (by email)! https://t.co/22Jwf2u8hy — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 25, 2016
Yes, the publisher who first turned down Harry also sent @RGalbraith his rudest rejection (by email)! https://t.co/22Jwf2u8hy
I had nothing to lose and sometimes that makes you brave enough to try. https://t.co/ETEk8lcih1 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 25, 2016
I had nothing to lose and sometimes that makes you brave enough to try. https://t.co/ETEk8lcih1
資料來源：J.K. Rowling Twitter
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