b'\\u201cWhen I was a struggling writer, before I wrote my first book, I got 190 rejection slips.\\u201d \\xa0 He taped them to the walls like a serial killer. \\xa0 \\u201cMy wallpaper was rejection slips.\\u201d \\xa0 \\u201cWhat was the worst one...,\\u201d I asked Ben...'