enough to make her feel rejected
They rejected it several times.
Rick Riordan was rejected around 12 times before his first novel, "The Lightning Thief," was finally published.
Dr. Seuss's first book, "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," was rejected by multiple publishers. The exact number of rejections varies, with some sources stating as many as 27 rejections.
Her first Harry Potter Book was rejected 9 times
22 times.
22 times
"Dubliners" by James Joyce was rejected 22 times before it was finally published in 1914.
22 times :)
6 times
200 times
27 times.
three times