TESTIMONIALS, 2004+
Folks have been saying nice things for a long time (it just happens if you live long enough!) but, other than a few I clipped and put on my fliers, I have just thanked them and that was that. But my publishing and speaking colleagues have taken to scolding me for not putting them on a webpage, in part to honor those people kind enough to e-mail their thoughts. So that's what has provoked this page, begin in mid-2004. (If I thought the writer was just buttering me up with kindness for some other purpose, well-meaning or dastardly, their words aren't here!) Incidentally, the words that are here are used with the writer's permission.
Dear Gordon: Thanks for the tremendously
enjoyable ("How to Sell 75% of Your Freelance
Writing") four-hour seminar. You are very thorough in your
presentation, the information was more than I expected to receive, and very
helpful.
Melinda Hamm attended the SFSU program in April, 2005
Gordon, thank you for the Travel Writer's Guide.
I can't even begin to tell you how much I
learned from your text. So many of the ideas you provide have assisted me well
beyond travel writing. I've sold several non-travel articles because of things
I learned in your book.
Gregory A. Kompes is a
freelance writer living in
Gordon,
While I certainly don't expect you to
remember either me or my wife, Jane, I just wanted to keep you up to date on
how your courses have helped both us. A total of four books in print and, hopefully, more to come.
Jane's opus, The Meeting will Please Come to Order is a short
form of Robert's Rules of Order, with scripts for the neophyte on
how to conduct a meeting with dispatch. My three offerings are Nowhere Except San Francisco; Now What? Tales from the Annals of a
Enclosed is a piece from The Stanford
Magazine, more or less describing our efforts in not only writing but publishing
our own books under the imprint of Oak Point Press of
Since my thirty two years as a bookseller gave me a huge hand up in taking care of such matters as trade publishing, sales tax details, shipping and so on, we have had a deal of success, all thanks to your initial shove from behind. What's more, finding a printer, endless editing details, all made easier by the material taught by you.
We have also had a good many personal appearances at various venues, such as Rotary meetings, Sirs luncheons, and computer clubs. Were we younger and more able to get around we could also have taken advantage of several radio appearances, and been able to hustle booksellers.
May you continue to prosper,
Tro Harper (
Hello Gordon!
I recently contacted you to request a copy
of your booklet on how to plan a great second life. Awesome work! And I have
also recently acquired your book by the same name.
Thanks, Gordon! ...(Y)our work is awesome and inspiring - a true gift to the world!
Sincerely,
www.myretirementofchoice.com
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