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Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle Erasmus
United States
Приєднався 10 тра 2023
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.
It’s time to build your craft with Freelance Writing Direct. Estelle can’t wait to read what you will be writing.
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.
It’s time to build your craft with Freelance Writing Direct. Estelle can’t wait to read what you will be writing.
Coaching Episode: Estelle’s Edge on Crafting Notable Narratives
Deborah Copperud is a freelance writer, independent podcast producer, and former reference librarian. Her writing has been published in Glamour, Racket, Defenestration, Great River Review, Potomac Review, Door Is A Jar, Another Chicago Magazine, and Blue Earth Review, and her Substack newsletter Deborah Copperud Shops at Target. Her work is forthcoming in The Rumpus and Good Tape. She co-hosts the It's My Screen Time Too and Spock Talk podcasts and teaches podcasting for Minneapolis Community Education. Copperud is currently at work on an essay collection about volunteering, a subject she’s uniquely qualified to cover, having volunteered as a preschool choir accompanist, Democratic party activist, elementary school library book shelver, rock band cellist, potluck block party organizer, and Chess Club scorekeeper. Copperud holds a B.A. in English from the University of Minnesota and a master’s in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She enjoys jogging and biking around the Chain of Lakes in Minneapolis, where she lives with her husband and three children.
In This Episode:
What lane to choose when there are so many?
An exercise that Estelle suggests to do for clarity
Why information is power and how to accrue it
Building an information network
Finding agents by thinking outside the box
Changing your mindset to a positive one
Finding the hook in your writing
Framing a story in a timely way
Adding in layers to create depth in an essay
Using mind mapping to find your focus
Getting the SEO juice in your title
Connect with Deborah
Substack: deborahcopperud.substack.com/
Deborah’s piece for Glamour
Best Acne Podcasts: Treating Acne Through the Ears
www.glamour.com/story/best-acne-podcasts
Episode Mentioned
Coaching Episode #84
Estelle’s Edge: Coaching to Get Your Writing Noticed with Anna Medaris
estelleserasmus.com/84-estelles-edge-live-coaching-to-get-your-writing-noticed/
Connect with Estelle Erasmus
Apply to be on Freelance Writing Direct in a coaching episode: email freelancewritingdirect@gmail.com and state three of the issues you are dealing with that you would like Estelle’s help with.
FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode at
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
www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/writing-the-personal-essay-101-fundamentals
Sign up for Estelle’s NYU Classes
www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/faculty/e/1068-estelle-erasmus.html
Get Her Book
Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: rb.gy/5ihwp0
Order Her Audiobook:
shorturl.at/4uG2P
Sign up for her Substack estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities). Paid subscribers receive opportunities for pitch reviews, plus bonus clips from Freelance Writing Direct guests
Follow Estelle:
Instagram: EstelleSErasmus
TikTok: tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus
Twitter: EstelleSerasmus
In This Episode:
What lane to choose when there are so many?
An exercise that Estelle suggests to do for clarity
Why information is power and how to accrue it
Building an information network
Finding agents by thinking outside the box
Changing your mindset to a positive one
Finding the hook in your writing
Framing a story in a timely way
Adding in layers to create depth in an essay
Using mind mapping to find your focus
Getting the SEO juice in your title
Connect with Deborah
Substack: deborahcopperud.substack.com/
Deborah’s piece for Glamour
Best Acne Podcasts: Treating Acne Through the Ears
www.glamour.com/story/best-acne-podcasts
Episode Mentioned
Coaching Episode #84
Estelle’s Edge: Coaching to Get Your Writing Noticed with Anna Medaris
estelleserasmus.com/84-estelles-edge-live-coaching-to-get-your-writing-noticed/
Connect with Estelle Erasmus
Apply to be on Freelance Writing Direct in a coaching episode: email freelancewritingdirect@gmail.com and state three of the issues you are dealing with that you would like Estelle’s help with.
FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode at
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
www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/writing-the-personal-essay-101-fundamentals
Sign up for Estelle’s NYU Classes
www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/faculty/e/1068-estelle-erasmus.html
Get Her Book
Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: rb.gy/5ihwp0
Order Her Audiobook:
shorturl.at/4uG2P
Sign up for her Substack estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities). Paid subscribers receive opportunities for pitch reviews, plus bonus clips from Freelance Writing Direct guests
Follow Estelle:
Instagram: EstelleSErasmus
TikTok: tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus
Twitter: EstelleSerasmus
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I love author interviews like this. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it. I have #111 episodes!
Great conversation! Thank you!
Thank you for listening. I have lots more tips and advice on my substack estelleserasmus.substack.com and a free pitching guide on my website estelleserasmus.com
Love Rona!
She's the best!
Awesome interview Estelle, don't normally comment on YT but loved this one, will buy The Part That Burns straight away!
Thanks so much! It's such a compelling memoir.
I absolutely loved this interview. Loved the perspectives on writing.
Thanks so much, Gina!
I'm intrigued! But after reading Joyce Maynard's memoir about her time with Salinger, I have a hard time going back to him. And I read Catcher in the Rye at exactly the wrong time mental-health-wise in high school. I'm glad it isn't something everyone feels compelled to read (like I did in 1978). Great tips about the lock box, internet blocking software, and writing by hand!
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
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This was excellent, thank you!!
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it!
I am so grateful for connecting with Estelle and Amy Collins at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop at University of Dayton this past weekend. You both are so knowledgeable of writing and the publishing industry. Thank you for sharing your insights. I met with Amy for a 15 minute pitch session of my memoir “Limber as a Rag” and appreciated her feedback. This podcast gave me added depth.
Thank you Angie!
Working with Noah on my HuffPost piece was a wonderful experience.
That's fantastic to hear and not at all surprising!
"HELP!" I just want to know when, "Writer's Digest Poetery Contest in 2024!" I'm asking because I can't find the entry dates! Thanks! Ladies, keep up the good work. I stopped for one thing, but I stayed to listen great!
Thanks. I don't know when that one is. I would check on the website where they show all the contests.
Great content, as always. Thank you 😊
Thank you!
Thank you, Estelle!
Thank you Estelle and Minna for bringing into light the heroic yet quiet feats of mothers in modern societies. Recently I learned that women are five times more at risk of autoimmune diseases, which is a direct reflexion of the stress levels they experience. I’m looking forward to reading Minna’s book. Estelle, I love your channel.
Love Estelle’s podcasts, always fascinating guests and interviews.
Thank you so much for commenting!
What a great interview--I was captivated listening to you and your guest author, Ann Hood, whose backstory alone was fascinating. loves all the generous details she shared of her writing process and tips.
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