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#115 Coaching Episode: Estelle’s Edge on Crafting Notable Narratives

Estelle Erasmus coaches writer Deborah Copperud in this episode, and helps her figure out her focus with a specific exercise from her book, plus guides her through a story idea, and more.…

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#113 Writing With Ambition Featuring Kristi Coulter

Estelle Erasmus speaks with author, Kristi Coulter on writing memoir, choosing a tense, what to leave out (and in), how to imbue humor into your work, the difference between scene and summary 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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#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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#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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#97 Exploring Biblical Tales Through a Feminist Lens 

Estelle Erasmus has a conversation with author Sally Wiener Grotta about putting historical texts into modern constructs and writing and structuring a workbook.…

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#92 Writing A Memoir in Feelings, Flashes and Fragments Featuring Lara Lillibridge  

Estelle Erasmus chats with Lara Lillibridge, author of The Truth about Unringing Phones about writing a memoir in essays in fragments.…

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#91 Book Publisher Lisa Sharkey On Hot Topics, and Her Harper (Collins) Influence 

Estelle Erasmus chats with HarperCollins book publisher Lisa Sharkey, who has a newly launched imprint Harper Influence.…

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#90: Bonus Episode: Estelle’s Edge on the U.S. Book Show 2024

Estelle reports on the U.S. Book Show 2024, with all the latest news in publishing.…

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#89 Level Up Your Novel by Mastering Visual Imagery and Research

Estelle Erasmus has a chat with Amanda Churchill, author of The Turtle House.…

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#86 The Way of an Author and Illustrator: Finding Inspiration in Art Featuring Bob Eckstein

Estelle Erasmus speaks with creator, author and artist Bob Eckstein.…

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