Toni Morrison, Superstar Rejection Failure!

Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970 but she felt that it wasn’t being marketed enough, so she took it upon herself to do a better job of selling her story, including convincing college professors to put it on their reading lists. The Bluest Eye ultimately got the attention of an editor at Random House and history was changed forever.

Writing the books she wanted to read and saying what she wanted to say, Ms. Morrison did not let the world dictate her writing. May we all be so bold.

Rest in power, Ms. Morrison.