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Whether you're a fan of reading fiction, or not, I would think most people have heard of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940). He wrote a book, The Great Gatsby.

During his early attempts at writing fiction, he received 122 rejection letters. Scribner's rejected his first novel (This Side of Paradise) three times before Max Perkins found it, and agreed to publish it.

At the time of his death ... Margaret Marshall of The Nation magazine wrote this: "his was a fair-weather talent which was not adequate to the stormy age into which it happened, ironically, to emerge."

His last royalty cheque: $13.13.

In his lifetime, he made $8,397 from sale of The Great Gatsby.

In 1940, the year he died, four copies sold. Today, the book brings in 500k/year, with over 25m copies now having been sold.

He died, knowing who he was as a writer ... but thinking he had failed.

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