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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m so grateful for my listeners and viewers. Because of you Freelance Writing Direct is now in the top 3% of podcasts (out of 3 million podcasts), according to Listen Notes! It moved from 5% last week. Thank. you!
Also, I was so happy that AWP asked me to do a podcast about podcasting for their Career Corner. Check it out at the end of this post.
That brings me to today’s episode,
I was so happy when I received an email from successful writer Deborah Copperud about being on a coaching episode. I asked her to tell me her dilemmas and challenges and was delighted to be able to give her my guidance, advice and inspiration.
In This Episode:
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What lane to choose when there are so many?
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An exercise that Estelle suggests to do for clarity
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Why information is power and how to accrue it
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Building an information network
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Finding agents by thinking outside the box
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Changing your mindset to a positive one
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Finding the hook in your writing
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Framing a story in a timely way
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Adding in layers to create depth in an essay
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Using mind mapping to find your focus
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Getting the SEO juice in your title
Watch on YouTube
Connect with Deborah
Deborah’s piece for Glamour: Best Acne Podcasts: Treating Acne Through the Ears
Episode Mentioned: #84 Estelle’s Edge: Coaching to Get Your Writing Noticed with Anna Medaris
Estelle’s article on the AARP/The Ethel: Why Penny Marshall’s “Laverne” Was the Role Model That Saved Me
Connect with Estelle Erasmus
Apply to be on Freelance Writing Direct in a coaching episode: email [email protected] and state three of the issues you are dealing with that you would like Estelle’s help with.
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Noteworthy News: I Did a Podcast for AWP About…Podcasts
I was delighted when AWP, where I’ve spoken on panels for the past two years, and have been a writer-to-writer mentor for asked me to do a podcast about podcasting. The result: Podcasting Made Easy. Check it out on YouTube here.
