Estelle

#112 On Being Jewish Now Featuring Caroline Leavitt and Annabelle Gurwitch

Estelle Erasmus speaks with authors and contributors to On Being Jewish Now, Caroline Leavitt and Annabelle Gurwitch.…

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#111 Making Meaning While Writing Traumatic Stories as Catalysts for Change

Estelle Erasmus speaks with trauma-informed coach and writing teacher Lisa Cooper Ellison about how to navigate writing about tough topics, the surprising impact of difficult subjects on the nervous system, how to own our meltdowns and more.…

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#110 The Astrology House and Other Novel Touchstones with Carinn Jade

Estelle Erasmus speaks with novelist, Carinn Jade about her debut thriller The Astrology House and they cover writing multiple POVs, using time as a constraint, her literary panaceas and more.…

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#109 The Critic’s Daughter: Deploying Power Through Prose with Priscilla Gilman

Estelle Erasmus speaks with author, teacher, Priscilla Gilman about writing her memoir about her famous father who was a revered and feared critic, and covers themes of power, public vs private personas, book epigraphs and more.…

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#108 Anchoring Creativity While Writing with Heart, Soul & Pen

Estelle Erasmus chats with author and writing teacher, Robin Finn.…

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ASJA and My Fireside Chat Ending Keynote with The Great Abigail Thomas

Estelle Erasmus and Abigail Thomas were the closing keynotes for the ASJA virtual conference where they talked about Sliding Into Story Through a Side Door.…

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#107 Staying On Brand While Shaping, Shifting, and Sharing Your Story

Estelle Erasmus chats with branding expert Aliza Licht on how to write about, package, and promote yourself, while staying true to your vision, values, and goals.…

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I’m Teaching How to Write Tantalizing Titles Today

Estelle Erasmus is teaching a webinar on writing compelling titles and getting the hang of headlines.…

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#106 Forays into the Surreal Juxtaposition of Fact and Fiction in a Novel

Estelle Erasmus speaks with debut novelist Ruth Bonapace about the wild ride of her debut –writing it, researching it, and structuring it.…

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#105 A Look Inside Publishing: Hybrid, Audiobooks, AI & More Featuring Jane Friedman

Estelle Erasmus chats with publishing guru Jane Friedman about the turbulent climate in book publishing and how to smartly navigate through it and be successful.…

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#104 How to Write a Memoir or Novel that is a Page Turner Featuring Wade Rouse aka Viola Shipman

Estelle Erasmus chats with Wade Rouse about his novels, memoirs, and how he uses multiple POVs, creates throughlines , develops characters and different structures for his books, and so much more.…

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#103 Launching Into New Dimensions with Embodied Writing

Estelle chats with author/writing teacher Jeannine Ouellette about her path to memoir, what matters most in writing scenes about difficult subjects from memory, and making a mark using metaphor in.…

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