Writing that Gets Noticed with Estelle Erasmus

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Welcome to season three of the Writing Your Resilience podcast! During seasons one and two, I interviewed experts and published authors who generously shared their wisdom on writing and healing. We’ll get back to that in season four. But sometimes it’s nice to know the people walking this journey alongside you. For my season three “Summer Shorts” series, you’ll meet ten writers in the trenches of the writing process and hear my advice to them.

But I wanted to launch this season with one more expert–Estelle Erasmus, author of the craft book Writing That Gets Noticed. During our episode, we explore how to craft short pieces with the greatest chance for publication. You’ll also learn some savvy tricks for dealing with rejection.

Bio: Estelle Erasmus, author of Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published, named a 2024 "Best Book for Writers" by Poets & Writers, is a professor of writing at New York University, the host of the Freelance Writing Direct podcast, a contributing editor for Writer's Digest, where she also teaches courses on writing essays and pitches, and judges the Writer's Digest Personal Essay contest. Her articles for the New York Times and The Washington Post have gone globally viral. She has appeared on Good Morning America and has had her articles discussed on The View. She has also taught, coached, and mentored many writers who have gone on to be widely published. She received the 2023 NYU School of Professional Studies Teaching Excellence Award, a 2023 Zibby Award for Best Book for the Writer, is an American Society of Journalists and Authors award winner, and was a cast member in the inaugural New York City production of the Listen to Your Mother storytelling show.

Resources In This Episode
How to BullyProof Your Child
Plus Here I'm the Focus of the Well Newsletter re the Bullyproof Story
I'm Learning to Listen in New Ways
Freelance Writing Direct with Ann Hood
Highlights
7:00 The Best Time to Work on Short Pieces
10:00 The Power of Google Alerts
13:00 Journaling with Purpose
17:30: Vulnerability versus Pity
25:11 The Danger of Oversharing
29:00 Confessing versus Confiding
32:00 The Power of Accomplishment Lists
33:48 Writing Timely Essays
40:52 Handling Rejection
51:25 Estelle’s best writing advice

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Produced by Espresso Podcast Production

Chapters

1. WYRP_Estelle Erasmus Interview_Video (00:00:00)

2. The Best Time to Work on Short Pieces (00:07:58)

3. The Power of Google Alerts (00:10:00)

4. Writing that Excites You (00:11:42)

5. Journaling with Purpose (00:13:00)

6. Vulnerability versus Pity   (00:17:30)

7. The Danger of Oversharing (00:25:11)

8. Confessing versus Confiding (00:29:00)

9. The Power of Accomplishment Lists (00:32:00)

10. Writing Timely Essays (00:33:48)

11. Handling Rejection (00:40:52)