Estelle

#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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#102 Writing Scenes Shaped Around Sensory Experience Featuring Rona Maynard

Estelle Erasmus speaks with Rona Maynard about finding the conflict in your story, what having a dog taught her, and working as a magazine editor-in-chief.…

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#101 The Makings of a  “Hysterical” Story Featuring Elissa Bassist 

Estelle Erasmus chats about writing your trauma in a funny way with Author of Hysterical, Elissa Bassist.…

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#100 The Pleasure, Practice and Purpose of Writing Micro-Memoir

Estelle Erasmus chats with poet, author, Beth Ann Fennelly about writing micro memoir, structuring and crafting her books, and putting compelling prose on the page.…

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#99 Notes from a Lifestyle Journalist with Nearly 10K Substack Subscribers

Estelle Erasmus chats with lifestyle journalist and Substack pro Aly Walansky about all she does to build her audience and support them.…

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