Good News!

I’ve mentioned David Sterry and Arielle Eckstut’s book, “The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published” before, so all I’ll say about that is, if you haven’t bought it or at least read it, what are you waiting for? Buying and reading that book was the beginning of my good fortune.

I bought their book when they came through Kansas City last winter during a “Pitchapalooza” event. (If you see one of these come up in your neighborhood and you have any writing aspirations, GO. You will not regret it. Even if you do nothing else for the entire evening but sit and listen, you will hear some of the best feedback you’ll ever get and you’ll receive it for free. What more could a starving artist ask for – well, beyond a six figure book deal. LOL) At the Kansas City tour, they offered every person who bought their book a twenty minute conference call to discuss their pitch. It’s not a six figure book deal, but when your query isn’t getting you anywhere, that twenty minutes is GOLD. If you’d like to read their testimonials, click on the link.

My pitch was not chosen for presentation at the Pitchapalooza, but buying their book and registering to receive their newsletters put me in a place where I did not expect to land. I am now a contributor on their Facebook page! I couldn’t be happier and David and Arielle have been the soul of generosity.

Doing a little jig… and off to find another quote. 🙂

14 Responses to “Good News!”

1. Janet Johnson says:

   August 29, 2011 at 11:43 pm

   Very cool! Congratulations!! I'll have to check out the page. 🙂

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2. Natalie Aguirre says:

   August 30, 2011 at 10:38 am

   That's awesome Victoria. Congrats! I'll have to check out their book.

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3. Victoria Dixon says:

   August 30, 2011 at 1:39 pm

   The book is absolutely marvelous. I've got whole chapters highlighted and need to go back and digest some of them again. LOL

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4. Diane Scott Lewis says:

   August 30, 2011 at 2:34 pm

   Excellent, Vicky! Work it for what it's worth!

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5. Victoria Dixon says:

   August 30, 2011 at 9:51 pm

   I'm enjoying myself so far, Diane. 😀 Thanks!

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6. Colleen Ryckert Cook says:

   August 31, 2011 at 12:19 pm

   Congrats to you!!

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7. Victoria Dixon says:

   August 31, 2011 at 1:34 pm

   Thanks so much, Colleen! I miss seeing you!

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8. Misha says:

   August 31, 2011 at 5:14 pm

   Congrats! They sound like wonderful people. 🙂

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9. Victoria Dixon says:

   September 1, 2011 at 1:02 am

   They are. 😀

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10. Karen Lange says:

    September 1, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    Congrats to you! That is exciting. Thanks for the info on this book. I'd not heard of it and need to check it out.

    Have a great weekend! 🙂

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11. Victoria Dixon says:

    September 1, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    It is a great read, Karen. I've learned so much. You won't be sorry.

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12. Rachna Chhabria says:

    September 2, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    That's cool. Congratulations.

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13. catwoods says:

    September 6, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    Super awesome and huge congrats!

    You rock.

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14. Victoria Dixon says:

    September 6, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    Thanks so much, Rachna and Cat!

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