Matt Eicheldinger - The incredible 15 year long journey to becoming a bestselling author

The journey to bring a dream to reality is often filled with lots of ups and downs and all sorts of unexpected challenges along the way. New York Times Bestselling author, Matt Eicheldinger shares his incredible 15 year long journey of coming up with the idea for a book...getting it published....and ultimately landing a multi-book deal.  Matt talks about going all in, the power of kindness, taking risks, and telling stories on social media (which have gotten more than 70 million views).   If you've ever thought of writing a book...Matt will walk you through all the steps he took...from self publishing...to landing an agent....and everything in-between. Matt shares some awesome nuggets of wisdom and life perspectives in a conversation that highlights the importance of pursuing big dreams...and telling some great stories along the way.   TikTok: @matteicheldinger Instagram: @matteicheldinger Show Notes: 1:42 Intro 3:51 From conception of a book to New York Times Bestseller 12:17 Writing query letters and trying to get an agent 20:02 Support from family and asking the right questions 24:05 Kickstarter and self-publishing 34:07 Power of kindness 36:05 Finally getting representation 37:50 Selling the book 39:05 Working with an editor 41:52 Expectations of the big pay day 42:33 Life changes and going all in 44:46 Taking a risk and helping others 47:24 Telling stories on Instagram 54:00 Sticky Notes - the book 56:07 Showing humanity through the lens of a child 57:48 Four more books coming out over the next year 1:03:28 Buying books and helping authors