Estelle Erasmus chats with top literary agent Joelle DelBourgo about what she is looking for in submissions, and how writers can get the attention of an agent, create a book proposal with legs, and query with confidence.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with Hannah Selinger about going viral, writing a book that uncovers abuse in an industry, writing for top publications, crafting essays out of experience and more.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with Amy Wilson about writing Happy to Help; using adages, framing your work, seamlessly weaving research into the narrative and more.…
Estelle Erasmus speaks with author Nicole Graev Lipson about her new book, crafting confusion or questions into a collection of essays, layering in literary themes, capturing sensory details and more.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with author, Bonny Reichert about writing complex family stories in memoir, and the challenges she faced and overcame writing her book.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with Nina Badzin about writing and podcasting with a niche in mind, how to pivot, what it means to be an early adopter, and how to maximize Substack when you are covering an in-demand topic.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with USA Today bestselling author Jessica Strawser about dual timelines and POVS, and structuring a suspense novel that surprises and delights the reader.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with Open Secrets Magazine founder/editor Rachel Kramer Busssel about writing tips, what she is looking for for her magazine and more.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with Alyson Shelton about the magical impact of the Where I’m From Poem, how inserting childhood memories into writing can help heal trauma, notes on estrangement and more.…