Talent agent turned memoirist Priyanka Mattoo shares her best tips for debuting and explains why she thinks that authors should be tacky...or at least, tackier than they currently are.
Very helpful interview, Courtney—especially the part about “3 months before publication is a nightmare and 3 weeks before publication is a mental breakdown.” I need to figure out how to communicate that to my job 🤯
Enjoyed this interview. "The song makes me feel like the main character in my own life — not, as I often do, some harried back-office engineer trying to keep a bunch of bumper cars on a train track."
Courtney, I had subscribed initially for the session you were holding tonight, but have not received an invitation or link to that. Perhaps my application failed your approval. Disappointed.
Did you enroll in the class, Randall? Submitting an answer to my "open call for material" is not the same thing as enrolling in the class. What is your email? The link for tonight's class went out to everyone enrolled on Monday night and again at 4pm. You have to actually enroll in the class- it isn't offered through my Substack. If you did in fact enroll, DM me your email and I can send you the link again. If you didn't enroll but want to, you enroll for the September 18th class directly through my website: https://www.courtneymaum.com/courses As a paid subscriber, you can use the discount code THANKYOU24 at checkout.
Loved this Craft from the Couch like always—my favorite way to spend my lunch break! I appreciated the piece of advice to just throw the party for yourself. Feels fitting for life more broadly, to make happen what you want to happen.
“The song makes me feel like the main character in my own life, not (as I often do) some harried back-office engineer trying to keep a bunch of bumper cars on a train track.”
“The song makes me feel like the main character in my own life—not, as I often do, some harried back office engineer trying to keep a bunch of bumper cars on a train track.”
I LOVED this book! I listened to her read it last month while gardening and love how deftly and interestingly Priyanka interwove her stories, a really intriguing take on memoir. Highly recommended!
Really appreciated this conversation, Courtney, especially Priyanka’s emphasis on taking charge of the post-pub experience.
I agree! So empowering.
Very helpful interview, Courtney—especially the part about “3 months before publication is a nightmare and 3 weeks before publication is a mental breakdown.” I need to figure out how to communicate that to my job 🤯
May I suggest making novelty shirts, posters, and pillows with this sentence on them and spreading them around the office?
Enjoyed this interview. "The song makes me feel like the main character in my own life — not, as I often do, some harried back-office engineer trying to keep a bunch of bumper cars on a train track."
Courtney, I had subscribed initially for the session you were holding tonight, but have not received an invitation or link to that. Perhaps my application failed your approval. Disappointed.
Did you enroll in the class, Randall? Submitting an answer to my "open call for material" is not the same thing as enrolling in the class. What is your email? The link for tonight's class went out to everyone enrolled on Monday night and again at 4pm. You have to actually enroll in the class- it isn't offered through my Substack. If you did in fact enroll, DM me your email and I can send you the link again. If you didn't enroll but want to, you enroll for the September 18th class directly through my website: https://www.courtneymaum.com/courses As a paid subscriber, you can use the discount code THANKYOU24 at checkout.
Loved this Craft from the Couch like always—my favorite way to spend my lunch break! I appreciated the piece of advice to just throw the party for yourself. Feels fitting for life more broadly, to make happen what you want to happen.
I loved that advice, too! So glad that you had lunch with us ;)
“The song makes me feel like the main character in my own life, not (as I often do) some harried back-office engineer trying to keep a bunch of bumper cars on a train track.”
Great interview!
“The song makes me feel like the main character in my own life—not, as I often do, some harried back office engineer trying to keep a bunch of bumper cars on a train track.”
Kate, you won the giveaway! I'll write you for your address. Congrats!
I LOVED this book! I listened to her read it last month while gardening and love how deftly and interestingly Priyanka interwove her stories, a really intriguing take on memoir. Highly recommended!
Listening to it while gardening sounds like the absolutely perfect way to experience it!
It was, Courtney, and I now think of those gardens as my 'gardens of Kashmir'
– even though they are actually in Portugal 💕