The Book Doctors

06/16/2025

Dear Writers,

Don't miss this workshop on how to turn rejection into success with New York Times bestselling author, Eva Natiello. This workshop will be recorded for anyone who cannot attend live.

From 87 NOs to the New York Times Bestseller List:
How I Learned to Stare Down Rejection and Use It as a Motivation
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 8-9:30PM ET, $65

In this webinar, I will:

Give tools for mastering mindset

Share personal anecdotes of my querying nightmare and what finally turned it around, including the mistakes I made so you don’t repeat them

Offer firsthand knowledge of the industry through the many ups and downs of publishing my debut novel

Suggest ways to make sense of the rejection as well as how to move beyond it so it doesn’t end your dreams of being an author

Share my top 10 tips on how to increase the odds of publishing a successful book


Today, the only gatekeeper standing in the way of publishing a book is you. SIGN UP FOR MY WEBINAR HERE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT! Registration will close Tuesday June 17 at 11:59 PM ET.

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10/09/2024

David and I are headed to New York Comic Con on Friday, October 18th! We will be holding a Pitchapalooza and workshop. https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/guests/guest-profile.html?gtID=355049&guest-name=Arielle-Eckstut-and-David-Henry-Sterry

09/07/2022

This new reality TV series is shooting its pilot episode in Newark this October. Submit your online auditions through September 15.

07/25/2022

The Book Doctos will be doing Pitchapalooza, which we are turning into a reality TV show: "America's Next Great Author", which we will jhen trurn into "Sweden's Next Great Author"

20 days left to secure your spot at the world's friendliest gathering of writers, authors and industry professionals: The Stockholm Writers Festival. For all experience levels and genres. Join us August 12-14!

Tickets are going fast: Bit.ly/SWF22_Tickets

07/13/2022

Some exciting press for America’s Next Great Author!

The reality show format offers amateurs and unknowns a chance to display their latent talent and work with mentors to nurture it in a competition charged with tension. Could the format work for writers, too?

07/05/2022

The awesome Kwame Alexander, our producing partner for America's Next Great Author, will also be the host of the show! Here's his announcement.

07/05/2022

Want to know more about America’s Next Great Author, our new reality TV show for and by writers? Check out our video.

The Book Doctors are taking a quantum leap in helping writers get successfully published by creating our new reality television show, America’s Next Great Au...

07/02/2022

Guess what? We are developing a reality TV show for writers by writers! It’s called America’s Next Great Author! To learn more and to sign up for casting calls, go to

America s Next Great Author is the groundbreaking reality television series geared toward anyone who loves drama on or off the page. First, nationwide tryouts in iconic American cities show off amateur writers as they get one minute to pitch their book ideas to a panel of publishing experts.

04/02/2022

Join us for our 12th annual NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza happening at 12 PDT / 3 EDT!

Wrimos, you wrote your 50,000 words (or got pretty close!). You’re a winner. What are you going to do with your precious manuscript? That’s where we come in....

10/02/2021

Don't make your pitch a book report. Your pitch is your audition to show us what a brilliant or funny or romantic or authoritative or fill-in-the-blank writer you are. That's why your pitch must demonstrate the very best of your writing.

10/02/2021

Welcome to People Pitching Books in Elevators, authors sharing their elevator pitches... in an elevator. Can these writers pitch their books between one floor and the next?
What's your book's elevator pitch?

Welcome to People Pitching Books in Elevators, authors sharing their elevator pitches... in an elevator. Can these writers pitch their books between one floo...

09/22/2021

November is coming! Now is a great time to look back on this interview with Grant Faulkner about National Novel Writing Month, publishing his own book, and more!

We first met Grant Faulkner at one of the greatest gigs the Book Doctors ever had, presenting our writing workshops in rural Alaska. Going through the writing process bonds you with someone, and we feel like Grant has become part of our literary family.