We have all heard about starving artists and writers, but these stories show us that hard work and the belief in yourself are really paying off.
1. Vincent Van Gogh: During his lifetime Van Gogh sold only one painting to a friend for at a very low price. Van Gogh had no success when he was alive, but continued to paint and was able to draw more than 800 paintings, which are now being sold for hundreds of millions.
2. Emily Dickinson: a recluse and poet she is also a famous American writer. But in her life she had no success, only a few of the thousands works that she wrote were issued.
3. Theodor Geisel: Today nearly every child knows"The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham", but the first book of Geisel was rejected by over 27 different publishers.
4. Charles Schultz: Schultz is famous for his comics "Peanuts Guide to Life", but while he was in high school all of his works were rejected. After graduation he applied to work for Walt Disney but was also rejected.
5. Stephen King : His first book, the thriller "Carrie" was rejected 30 times so he threw it in the trash. His wife made him take it out and try again, which was the reason for success. With over 100 published books, King is one of the best-selling authors of our time.
6. Zen Gray: This popular writer began his career as a dentist, but he did not like that at all. So he started to write, but faced many rejections and refusals. He was told that it was for the author's best just to quit. It took him a long time to get noticed, but at the age of 40, Zen published his first book, and then 90 other works. The sales exceeded 50 million copies worldwide.
8. Monet : Today Monet's paintings are being sold for millions, but when he was alive he was being mocked and received a rejection from the art workshop, Salon au Paris. Monet continued to refine his works and thus he immensely contributed to modern art.
9. Jack London : The famous American actor has not always been that success. He published books like "White Fang" and "Call of the Wild", but before that he underwent hundreds of failures. When The Overland Monthly offered him only five dollars for his first published story "To the Man On Trail" and was slow paying London came close to abandoning his writing career. In his words, "literally and literally I was saved" when The Black Cat accepted his story "A Thousand Deaths", and paid him $40. The "first money I ever received for a story".
10. Louisa May Alcott : Most people are familiar with her work "Little Women". But Alcott faced various difficulties while not being able to publish her works. Initially she used to work as a maid to make both ends meet.