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Totally Booked with Zibby

Estelle Erasmus, WRITING THAT GETS NOTICED: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published

Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

Connection, Inspiration, Moms, Entertainment, Arts, Reading, Books, Parenting, Literary

4.4602 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Zibby is joined by successful essayist, columnist, and writing instructor Estelle Erasmus to discuss WRITING THAT GETS NOTICED, an upbeat and wise guide to finding your voice, writing stellar pieces, crafting the perfect pitch, and getting published. Estelle shares insights from her three-decade-long career in publishing, teaching at NYU, and contributing to Writer’s Digest, offering practical advice for both novice and seasoned authors. She discusses strategies for generating new ideas, shares anecdotes about her own career, and encourages aspiring writers to surround themselves with supportive communities. 


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0:00.0

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0:11.3

What's more, you'll have support from dedicated tutors every step of the way.

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Now, suddenly your possibilities are open.

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Registered by the 5th of September to get started the open

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the open university the future is open hi I'm zivvy Ow, and I am the host of this podcast.

0:38.5

Moms don't have time to read books.

0:40.0

I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank.

0:46.5

I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company,

0:51.8

reading retreats, a bookstore, and more.

1:11.1

Learn more at Zivimedia.com, or follow me on social at Zibby Owens or join the community at Zibby Readers. Estella Rasmus is the author of writing that gets noticed, find your voice, become a better storyteller, and get published. Estelle is actually moderating a panel on the Zubievers tour for the women's media group. Estelle is an

1:17.2

award-winning journalist, a professor of writing at New York University, a magazine editor, an in-demand

1:22.0

public speaker, and the host of the freelance writing direct podcast. Her articles for the New York

1:26.8

Times and The Washington Post

1:28.1

have gone globally viral. She's appeared on Good Morning America and has had her articles discussed

1:32.9

on The View. She has also taught, coached, and mentored many writers who have gone on to be widely

1:38.0

published. She received a 2023 NYU School of Professional Studies Teaching Excellence Award,

1:43.4

a 2023 Zimmy Award naming, writing that

1:48.1

gets noticed, the best book for the writer. Thank you very much. She is also an American

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Society of Journalists and Authors Award winner and was a cast member in the inaugural New York

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City production of the Listen to Your Mother's Storytelling Show. Find her at Estelle S. Erasmus. If you sign up for her newsletter, you can get a free pitching guide. And on social media at Estelle S. Erasmus on TikTok, Instagram X and Threads. Welcome, Estelle. Thank you so much for coming on moms. Don't have time to read books to discuss writing that gets noticed. Find your voice, become a better storyteller. Get published. Thanks so much, Sippy. It's great to be here.

2:24.3

I love that you have a whole section in your book about interviewing, and here I am interviewing you. So you can take apart my strategy, whatever you need to do. You're the expert here.

2:33.5

I think you're an expert in Javier because I've listened to enough of your programs to know that.

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