- What I Respect Most About Wayne Dyer - Author & Book Promoter
Wayne Dyer has written a lot of nifty self-help books, and he has also starred in some very enjoyable public TV shows.So, he has earned every bit of his success, and he has made, and continues to make great contributions to people’s lives.But it isn’t his writing or his ideas or his performances that impress me as much as one thing he did when he was just breaking into publishing.If you follow his lead, you can succeed in book publishing, too, says the best-selling author of 12 books and the popular Nightingale-Conant audio seminar, THE LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS: HOW TO MAKE SUCCESS INEVITABLE. - Stupid Rejections From Book Publishers: Q & A With Other Writers
WHY DO YOU WANT TO PUBLISH A BOOK? If the answer is "To be rich and famous," you may have it backwards. Be rich and famous first, and then publishers might be more interested, not because you can write, but because your fame and buying power will make even a "bad" literary gamble a sure thing, financially. If your reason for publishing is "vanity", then the world is set up to serve you, providing you're willing to pay to print your own works, which I'm contending is the aim, de facto, of what used to be considered stalwart presses, but now they have descended to the "vanity" or "subsidy" press level, themselves. - Stupid Rejection Letters from Book Publishers - Volume II
I think it's only fair to share with other authors the absurd logic that book publishers employ to reject our work.Just yesterday, I received this gem, of which I'll explain the back-story:"Hi Gary,I got your message.Book sounds interesting but our sales reps (and the chain buyers) don't go for books like this.Also, when they see that an author has as many books as you do they don't take many copies - they think that the author is just pumping books out and not vested in whether they sell or not.best,MLet me tell you what this note is REALLY about. - Stupid Rejection Letters From Book Publishers - Volume I
I'm the best-selling author of 12 books, all with major publishers, and I've written well over 1,000 articles. I just want to say that for the record, to establish my bona fides, to alert you to the fact that I'm actually one of the few "winners" in the publishing lottery. So, when I tell you that the absurdity of traditional book publishers simply grows worse with each passing year, you might want to take note. I've decided to share with you some of the most stupid rejections that I've received, and continue to get. Here's the story behind one of them. - A Writer’s Influence Never Stops!
I can say at least two things about my loyal book readers and clients:(1) They never stop marveling about the fact that my sales, customer service, and telephone techniques still work for them; and(2) They never stop marveling about the fact that I’m STILL ALIVE and very active in my consulting practice.Most composers and great artists actually had to die before their contributions were acknowledged and celebrated, so I consider myself lucky, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, best-selling author, top speaker, and Fortune 1000 consultant.
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