Journalist and multimedia storyteller Abigail Meyers joins Estelle Erasmus of Freelance Writing Direct for a chat about navigating a changing media landscape, developing transferable storytelling skills, crafting stronger pitches, finding your voice as a journalist, using curiosity and resourcefulness to uncover stories, pivoting between beats and different kinds of journalism, dealing with burnout and rejection, using AI as a brainstorming and research tool while verifying information through primary sources, turning personal experience into advocacy, and how her work with the Arthritis Foundation has taught her about the power of using your own story to create change.… Read More
Hi everyone,
I’m so excited to share a piece of good news today with all of you that I’ve been sitting on waiting for it to become a reality!… Read More
Writing That Gets Noticed had its launch week this past Wednesday (June 13th) (yay) and I wanted to share some of the steps I’ve taken to get the word out that have worked.… Read More
Hi everyone,
This is my new headshot. What do you think?
Lots of exciting news on the publishing front. I’ll start with the panel I’m moderating at AWP in Seattle, WA, called Through a Literary Lens: Craft Techniques to Get You Published in Mainstream Publications on Friday, March 10th from 12:10-1:25 pm.… Read More
A recap of my free NYU Editor-on-Call event & WD “All About the Pitch” column with Allison Klein, Inspired Life editor, The Washington Post.… Read More
Hi everyone,
It’s been a minute!
I have some exciting news: I’m writing a book for New World Library that will be published in Spring 2023 (around my daughter’s 14th birthday)!… Read More
Welcome to all my new readers! I’m so excited to connect with you here. I have a lot to share. There has been much movement, not only for me but for my students (I will share about them below and in another post, and I’m always so proud of what they are achieving in and out of my classes).… Read More
