• Freelance Writing Direct: Conversations with authors, journalists, agents, novelists, memoirists, niche writers, agents, publishers, writing teachers, assigning editors and media experts.

  • De: Estelle Erasmus
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Freelance Writing Direct: Conversations with authors, journalists, agents, novelists, memoirists, niche writers, agents, publishers, writing teachers, assigning editors and media experts.

De: Estelle Erasmus
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  • Welcome to the Freelance Writing Direct podcast. Join Estelle Erasmus every week as she shares short, sound bite-filled podcasts, covering everything that the creative writer, freelance writer, and author needs to know to move forward in their creativity and career. Estelle will share how the sauce is made, with tips and tricks to give you a leg up in the marketplace. The podcast will also feature interviews with authors and writers who are generous with their own advice. Throughout the episodes, Estelle will evolve with the audience, as she listens to her guests, share pitches and essays, and offer writing and career prompts. If you want to learn how to get your work published and noticed you are in the right place. This show will provide answers to questions like: *How can I get started writing? *What are assigning editors in top publications looking for? *How can I find an agent? *What do publishers want? *What are writing craft tips I can implement right away to get published? *How can my pitches to editors make an impact? *What do bestselling authors recommend I do to improve my writing practice? *What craft tips do writing teachers recommend? *What are tips, tricks and strategies for getting my writing noticed? It’s time to build your craft with Freelance Writing Direct. Estelle can’t wait to read what you will be writing.
    2022
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  • #101 The Makings of a “Hysterical” Story Featuring Elissa Bassist

    #101 The Makings of a “Hysterical” Story Featuring Elissa Bassist
    Aug 22 2024

    Elissa Bassist is the editor of the “Funny Women” column on The Rumpus and the author of the award-deserving memoir Hysterical. As a founding contributor to The Rumpus, she’s written cultural and personal criticism since the website launched in 2009. Most recently her writing appears in her newsletter, Tragedy Plus Time. Elissa teaches humor writing at The New School, 92NY, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, and elsewhere, and she is probably her therapist’s favorite. Her next book is INSIDE JOKES: A Comedy and Creativity Guide for All People, coming in 2026.



    In This Episode:

    • Writing with humor on heavy topics aka “traumedy” [3:08]

    • Why Elissa wrote Hysterical [4:11]

    • The Importance of external validation [4:41]

    • The value of researching her book and how Elissa did it [6:28]

    • Cultivating an external world for your book in the midst of great interiority [8:30]

    • Why its essential to work with an agent and editor who understands you [12:01]

    • Standing up to your editor and agents and why you might need to break up with them [12:57]

    • The benefits of stalking (and writing about) your obsessions [18:16]

    • An unusual horror film that put her life in perspective [21:39]

    • Explaining why the footnote was the essay [23:24]

    • The life affirming advice she received from Cheryl Strayed [25:26]

    • Elissa’s role at The Rumpus [26:14]

    • Her next big project [31:45]



    Connect with Elissa

    Website | Classes | Newsletters

    Twitter | Instagram | Facebook



    Elissa’s viral piece on the Human Centipede for The Paris Review

    https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/11/01/the-human-centipede-or-how-to-move-to-new-york/



    Connect with Estelle:

    Watch Estelle’s episode #38 with Cheryl Strayed (who gave the advice to Elissa she mentions in Episode #101)

    https://estelleserasmus.com/38-cheryl-strayed-on-writing-and-tiny-beautiful-things/

    ​​FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode at

    https://estelleserasmus.com/podcast. You also get a free pitching guide if you sign up for her newsletter.

    Sign up for Estelle’s Personal Essay Class for Writer’s Digest

    https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/writing-the-personal-essay-101-fundamentals

    See Estelle’s latest blog post with news

    https://estelleserasmus.com/a-few-pieces-of-exciting-news/



    Get Her Book

    Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: https://rb.gy/5ihwp0

    Order Her Audiobook:

    https://shorturl.at/4uG2P

    Sign up for her Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities). Paid subscribers receive opportunities for pitch reviews, plus bonus clips from Freelance Writing Direct guests

    Estelle’s latest substack post on Micro Memoir

    https://estelleserasmus.substack.com/p/if-you-are-writing-a-micro-memoir

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus

    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus
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  • #100 The Pleasure, Practice and Purpose of Writing Micro-Memoir Featuring Beth Ann Fennelly

    #100 The Pleasure, Practice and Purpose of Writing Micro-Memoir Featuring Beth Ann Fennelly
    Aug 15 2024
    Beth Ann Fennelly, Poet Laureate of Mississippi from 2016-2021, teaches in the MFA Program at the University of Mississippi where she is a four-time teaching award winner. She’s received grants from the N.E.A., the United States Artists, the Academy of American Poets, and a Fulbright to Brazil. Her work has won a Pushcart Prize and three times been included in The Best American Poetry Series. Fennelly has published three poetry books: Open House, Tender Hooks, and Unmentionables, and a book of nonfiction, Great with Child, all published with W. W. Norton. A novel she co-authored with her husband, Tom Franklin, called The Tilted World, was published by HarperCollins. Her sixth book, Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs (W. W. Norton), was named an Atlanta Journal Constitution Best Book, a Goodreaders Favorite for 2017, and the winner of the Housatonic Book Prize. Fennelly and Franklin live in Oxford with their three children. In this episode: Beth Ann's writing journey [5:29] Coining the concept of micro memoir [8:00] Taking personal anecdotes and making them resonate [8:37] The evolution of how Beth Ann structured her book [9:00] Crafting through lines with purpose [15:28] The art of collaborating with a partner on a novel and how Beth Ann made it work [15:28] Why you can’t ignore the concept of fun when it comes to writing [19:43] Why transitions need to be addressed carefully [24:42] Establishing an effective writing practice [28:00] Connect with Beth Ann Fennelly Website: https://www.bethannfennelly.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/bethann.fennelly.9 Instagram: https://instagram.com/bethannfennelly Listen to her TedX Talk How Literature Can Help Us Develop Empathy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nJv8sxpUKU&t=334s See Her Talk for The Moth The Proper Time to Eat https://themoth.org/stories/the-proper-time-to-eat Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs and The Tilted World on Estelle’s Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/EstelleSErasmus Connect with Estelle: Estelle’s New York Times Essay Singing My Dad Back to Me https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/well/family/singing-my-dad-back-to-me.html Episodes Referenced Here Joanna Rakoff Episode #87 Writing Memoir That Reads Like a Novel and Captivates on Every Page https://estelleserasmus.com/87-writing-memoir-that-reads-like-a-novel-and-captivates-on-every-page-featuring-joanna-rakoff/ Maggie Smith Episode #81 The Art of Shaping a Compelling Story https://estelleserasmus.com/81-the-art-of-shaping-a-compelling-story-featuring-maggie-smith/ Ann Hood Episode #95 The Catalysts and Craft for Charting and Plotting Novels https://estelleserasmus.com/95-the-catalysts-and-craft-for-charting-and-plotting-novels-featuring-ann-hood/ Episode #35 Flying High with Storyteller Ann Hood https://estelleserasmus.com/35-flying-high-with-storyteller-ann-hood/ ​​FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode at https://estelleserasmus.com/podcast. You also get a free pitching guide if you sign up for her newsletter. Sign up for Estelle’s Personal Essay Class for Writer’s Digest https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/writing-the-personal-essay-101-fundamentals See Estelle’s latest blog post with news https://estelleserasmus.com/a-few-pieces-of-exciting-news/ Get Her Book Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: https://rb.gy/5ihwp0 Pre-Order Her Audiobook: https://shorturl.at/4uG2P Sign up for her Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities). Paid subscribers receive opportunities for pitch reviews, plus bonus clips from Freelance Writing Direct guests Estelle’s latest substack post on Micro Memoir https://estelleserasmus.substack.com/p/if-you-are-writing-a-micro-memoir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus
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    36 m
  • #99 Notes From a Lifestyle Journalist with Nearly 10K Followers on Substack Featuring Aly Walansky

    #99 Notes From a Lifestyle Journalist with Nearly 10K Followers on Substack Featuring Aly Walansky
    Aug 8 2024

    Aly Walansky has been covering lifestyle topics, with a focus on food, travel, and cocktails, for two decades. She's done all of this living and working (and eating!) from a tiny New York City studio apartment — so she knows a thing or two about cooking and eating well on a budget, in small spaces -- and sharing it with her audience. Her daily Substack newsletter goes out to close to 10,000 people each day.



    In this episode:

    • How Aly Walansky found her niche.[3:26]

    • Secrets of building sustainable relationships with editors [4:43]

    • The gift of Substack when it comes to time management [6:10]

    • How Aly created content during the pandemic [10:17]

    • Her experience writing for 10,000 substack subscribers and what she offers paid subscribers. [12:59]

    • How she structures her AMAs [14:26]

    • The new wave of AI in Journalism [15:55]

    • Adding yourself into the story [17:30]

    • The importance of a social media footprint for writers, even if you’re an introvert [20:52]



    Connect with Aly

    alywalansky.substack.com

    Connect with Estelle:

    Watch Estelle’s episode #88 with Former HARO Founder, Peter Shankman

    https://estelleserasmus.com/88-the-founder-of-haro-peter-shankman-a-hero-to-journalists-on-deadline-launches-source-of-sources/

    ​​FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode at

    https://estelleserasmus.com/podcast. You also get a free pitching guide if you sign up for her newsletter.

    Sign up for Estelle’s Personal Essay Class for Writer’s Digest

    https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/writing-the-personal-essay-101-fundamentals

    See Estelle’s latest blog post with news

    https://estelleserasmus.com/a-few-pieces-of-exciting-news/



    Get Her Book

    Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: https://rb.gy/5ihwp0

    Pre-Order Her Audiobook:

    https://shorturl.at/4uG2P

    Sign up for her Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities). Paid subscribers receive opportunities for pitch reviews, plus bonus clips from Freelance Writing Direct guests

    Estelle’s latest substack post on Micro Memoir

    https://estelleserasmus.substack.com/p/if-you-are-writing-a-micro-memoir

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus

    TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus
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