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Craft from the Couch: Episode 06 | Isle McElroy

A fail-proof research method for nonfiction and beyond

Community building: Meet our giveaway winners!

Persistence as resistance: A pitching masterclass and escapist (but dark) book recommendations for November

Starting one thing, ending another

Greetings from the land of Enchantment

How to revise other people's work without a personal agenda

It's good to hear from you : Podcasts for writers

How to accomplish a massive revision without losing your mind

"Knowable." "Discoverable." "Readable": Empowering new ways to think about platform.

Craft from the Couch: Episode 05 | Priyanka Mattoo

How to organize your research for a nonfiction project

That time I tried hypnosis

Blowout birthday sale!

Got memoir problems? Open call for material.

The waiting season

Craft from the Couch: Episode 04 | Lauren Hough

Should you be writing an essay collection instead of a memoir?

Ask Me Anything this August

My top 5 Time Management tips for writers

What the Paris Olympics opening ceremony can teach us about first drafts

Craft from the Couch: Episode 03 | M.L. Rio

Leaving room for the unexpected when it comes to publishing success

Reported memoir: a case study

The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #21: Courtney Maum

Stuff from all over...plus a major giveaway!

Making art inside delicious darkness

Adding intrigue and urgency to your writing- the narrative time crunch continued

Friday meet and greet: Introducing some of our subscribers!

Introducing the narrative time crunch, and how it can add urgency + intrigue to your writing

What I've learned from my two years on Substack - Plus an anniversary sale!

My Glossary of Craft Terms...explained

Open call for material: What's wrong with your book?

5 truths about successful writing projects that I wish weren't true—but are.

What's getting me through

Craft from the Couch #2: Chloe Caldwell on REISSUES

Sitting with it

Call for opening pages

Craft from the Couch: Episode One

General Do's and Don'ts in Query letter writing plus a Q+A opp for my April 17th students

A fantastic DIY residency opportunity just for my subscribers!

Seven things to do BEFORE you start a newsletter

Open call for query letters!

Ask me anything about...query letter writing!

Common mistakes in query letters: a primer

The Q&A on platform for students who didn't get to Q last night

Stuff from all over

Ask me anything...about platform!

Are word count-related writing goals cramping your writing process?

Confession time: How I get in my own way (and eventually, out of it) in fiction writing

The Breakout Book: 5 archetypes

Ask me anything...about time management!

Last night an ENT saved my life

My 2024 calendar of online writing classes is live!

Turbocharging the bio section of your query letters: Our top tips (Part Two)

Turbocharging the bio section of your query letters: Our top tips (Part One)

Regarding last week's Friday Office Hours

Open call for material: Let's workshop your bios!

The waiting game: 5 ways to stay productive while you're waiting on gatekeepers

Narrative arcs and happy endings: are they a "must" in memoir?

Novel revision, three ways

New Year, New Writing: On realistic goal-making and a discount code for 2024!