Something I meant to mention in my October 20, 2006 entry:
Cartoonist Roy Delgado told me he's going to be in the Guinness Book of World Records. I laughed, but he pointed out that he's been submitting to the New Yorker since 1992. "That's 19,000 cartoons -- all rejected!"
He really has been in touch with the Guinness editors, and is serious about becoming the most rejected cartoonist. Which, really, he is not -- since a lot of those cartoons that are rejected by the New Yorker magazine do get sold to other major markets like Barron's, Reader's Digest, etc.
I guess the real question is: Why not quit? I mean, if you've been trying to scale a cartoony Everest for 14 years, without the payoff of actually summiting -- then why oh why keep trying?
A successful cartoonist is not necessarily smart, but he/she is persistent.
"I WILL be published in the New Yorker," states Roy.
(Above cartoon by Mike Lynch, rejected by New Yorker, bought by Harvard Business Review.)
Thursday, November 09, 2006
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Great story, Mike. I've linked to it. Keep us posted on how Roy gets on with his bid for infamy ;-)
Hi Royston,
You can follow add'l info on my quest to Mt. Everest ( The New Yorker ) and The people at Guiness Stout Brewery . .
Look up Emdashes.com on Google
All the best, Roy Delgado
try here . . . http://plumlococomic.blogspot.com
Google up:
PlumLocoComicRoyDelgadoPeterPlum
for the latest.
I'm addicted to 'rejection'.
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