It’s no secret that J.K. Rowling was rejected by numerous publishers before one of them decided to accept Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. That was also the case for one of her first post-Potter books, The Cuckoo’s Calling.

Remember: When J.K. Rowling shopped around The Cuckoo’s Calling, the first book in her Cormoran Strike series, she operated under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith so she could enjoy the experience of being an unknown author again.

Her secret identity ended up being revealed (by a jerk who leaked it) in July 2013, but by that time The Cuckoo’s Calling had already been sitting on store shelves.

On Friday morning Jo shared a couple of the rejection letters “Robert Galbraith” received when “he” was shopping around Cuckoo’s Calling. They’re fun to read because these letters are rejecting J.K. freakin’ Rowling — and the publishers have no idea.

“Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to consider your novel, which we have looked at with interest,” reads one. “However, I regret that we have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we could not publish it with commercial success.”

“We are unable to accept new submissions at the moment,” reads another. “I’m sorry to disappoint you. Thank you again for thinking of us.”

Rowling also shared some inspiring messages for budding writers who are dealing with rejection:

Jo also shared this amusing fact: