Writing That Gets Noticed
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Writing That Gets Noticed

Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Writing That Gets Noticed

Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published

About this book

Selected as one of the Best Books for Writers by Poets & Writers Successful essayist, columnist, writing instructor, and editor Estelle Erasmus will show you how to find your voice, write stellar pieces, and get published. In real-world, experience-based chapters, she coaches you to: • mine your life for ideas and incubate those ideas
• choose the perfect format — essay, op-ed, feature article, and more
• research publications and follow editor etiquette
• craft a perfect pitch
• protect your psyche from rejection
• revise your work for maximum impact
• deliver what you promise, protect your work, and get paid

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Part 1: Generation Station
  4. Chapter One: Creative Alchemy: Mining Your Life for Ideas
  5. Chapter Two: Incubating Ideas
  6. Chapter Three: Finding and Honing Your Voice
  7. Chapter Four: At Your Readers’ Service
  8. Part 2: All about Essays
  9. Chapter Five: Essay Formats
  10. Chapter Six: The Art (and Arc) of Writing a Personal Essay
  11. Chapter Seven: Analyzing Essays
  12. Chapter Eight: Writing Op-Eds and Timely Cultural Pieces
  13. Part 3: Pitch Clinic
  14. Chapter Nine: How to Pitch to Publications So You Don’t Get Ghosted
  15. Chapter Ten: Best Practices for Pitching
  16. Chapter Eleven: Analyzing Pitches
  17. Chapter Twelve: Your Pitch Landed: What Happens Now?
  18. Part 4: All about the Expert
  19. Chapter Thirteen: Finding and Vetting Sources
  20. Chapter Fourteen: Interviewing Experts
  21. Chapter Fifteen: Interviewing Experts
  22. Part 5: All about Editors and Editing
  23. Chapter Sixteen: Researching Publications and Editor Etiquette
  24. Chapter Seventeen: Revising and Editing Yourself
  25. Part 6: Protecting Your Psyche
  26. Chapter Eighteen: Mastering the Viral Spiral
  27. Chapter Nineteen: Rejection Projection
  28. Chapter Twenty: If You Build a Platform, Will They Come?
  29. Part 7: Words of Wisdom
  30. Chapter Twenty-One: Find Your Inspiration
  31. Chapter Twenty-Two: Your Words Matter
  32. Acknowledgments
  33. Resources for Writers
  34. Glossary of Publishing Terms
  35. Notes
  36. About the Author