Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle

Art Swift has been teaching at AU since 2015 and is a Senior Adjunct Professorial Lecturer. He is Chief Communications Officer for the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking in the Government of the District of Columbia. Previously he was the Managing Director of Corporate Communications at Agility, a global logistics company. He has also been the Chief of Content and Executive Editor at Gallup. Prior to Gallup he was a producer and reporter at ABC News and served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Swift also guest lectures at America House Kyiv, where he trains young Ukrainian leaders. Swift holds degrees in American History and Journalism from Columbia University.

In this episode:

• The importance of data to tell stories

• Art's experience of working with journalists who need data

• Tips on how journalists can make sure that the data they are using is accurate

• How journalists should be doing their due diligence before using data

• Why Art started his podcast and why he decided to cover deep dive topics

• Tips on interviewing

Connect with Art:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-swift-418500103/

The Nexus Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nexus-with-art-swift/id1455981196

Twitter: https://twitter.com/artswift1

The article mentioned where Estelle interviews Art: Friends, Fleetwood Mac, and the Viral Comfort of Nostalgia/WIRED by Estelle Erasmus https://www.wired.com/story/fleetwood-mac-dreams-friends-nostalgia/

Estelle's episode on The Nexus https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nexus-with-art-swift/id1455981196?i=1000502540062

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Harris Faulkner is a multiple Emmy award-winning anchor. Faulkner currently anchors two daily daytime programs – The Faulkner Focus (weekdays, 11AM-12PM/ET) and serves as the co-anchor of Outnumbered (weekdays, 12-1PM/ET).

Following Faulkner's breaking news coverage in 2020 and serving as the only Black woman to anchor two back-to-back cable news programs, Faulkner was named to WORTH Magazine's "Groundbreakers" list which honors 50 influential women worldwide for breaking barriers in their industries. In May 2021, Faulkner was honored by Variety's New York Women's Impact Report.

In November 2022, Faulkner published FOX News Books' fifth title "Faith Still Moves Mountains: Miraculous Stories of the Healing Power of Prayer." Notably, the book debuted at number one on the New York Times' Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous bestseller list.

Faulkner also is the author of "9 Rules of Engagement: A Military Brat's Guide to Life and Success." In her book, Faulkner shares the lessons she learned growing up in a military family while paying homage to the military ideals that shaped her and showing how everyone can benefit from bringing the wisdom of military service into their lives.

Outside of her work as a journalist, Faulkner is a motivational speaker, writer, and philanthropist.

In this episode:

• How Harris told the stories of others through the power of prayer

• The power of prayer to change lives

• Learning from others and how that can influence your writing

• Tips on keeping the reader in mind while writing

• Harris's tips on being a master interviewer

Connect with Harris:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harrisfaulkner/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HARRISFAULKNER

Harris Faulkner's Bio (Long version): https://www.foxnews.com/person/f/harris-faulkner

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Laura Carney is a writer and copy editor in New York. She's been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, The Hill, Runner's World, People magazine, Guideposts, Good Housekeeping, The Fix, Upworthy, Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper and other places, and her book My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free is being published by Post Hill Press in June 2023. Her work as a copy editor has been primarily in magazines, for 20 years, including Good Housekeeping, People, Guideposts, Vanity Fair, and GQ.

In this episode:

• The genesis of Laura's book about fulfilling her father's bucket list

• The art of detailing an emotional journey in a book

• Finding the spiritual throughline in a story

• Building a publicity machine

• Giving yourself grace during the writing process

• Laura's actionable tips for new authors

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfatherslist/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lac30

Website: http://www.bylauracarney.com

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Kelly McMasters is a professor, mother, and former bookshop owner living in New York. Along with The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays, she is the author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir of an Atomic Town, an Orion Book Award finalist and inspiration for the documentary "The Atomic States of America," which premiered at Sundance. She is co-editor with Margot Kahn of This is the Place: Women Writing about Home and the national bestseller Wanting: Women Writing About Desire. She teaches at Hofstra University.

In this episode:

• Advice for writing a literary memoir

• How Kelly structured her book: a memoir in essays.

• Kelly's reason for loving the essay form, and how she uses it to tell a compelling story

• The art of making a choice on what to show in the work

• Braiding different themes into your book

• How writers can build a supportive network with other writers.

Connect with Kelly:

Website: kellymcmasters.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelly_mc_masters/

Order The Leaving Season: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393541053

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Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film. Her bestselling collection of Dear Sugar columns, Tiny Beautiful Things, was adapted for a Hulu television show and as a play that continues to be staged in theaters nationwide. Strayed's other books are the critically acclaimed novel, Torch, and the bestselling collection Brave Enough, which brings together more than one hundred of her inspiring quotes. Her books have sold more than 5 million copies around the world and have been translated into forty languages. Her award-winning essays and short stories have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, and elsewhere. Strayed has also made two hit podcasts, Dear Sugars, which she co-hosted with Steve Almond, and Sugar Calling. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

In this episode:

• How Cheryl started writing the Dear Sugar column

• Writing anonymously vs not anonymously

• Covering the truth when writing

• When a book turns into a series

• Her philosophy on life and literature

• Cheryl's writing craft tips

Connect with Cheryl:

Website: https://www.cherylstrayed.com

Substack: https://cherylstrayed.substack.com

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Jane L. Rosen is an author, screenwriter, and Huffington Post contributor. She lives in New York City and Fire Island with her husband and three daughters. She is the author of Nine Women, One Dress, Eliza Starts a Rumor, A Shoe Story and On Fire Island.

In this episode:

• Writing to heal

• Creating characters based on personal life experiences

• Writing a book about grief and infusing humor into the story

• Finding a way to write during a busy life

• Jane's background as a screenwriter

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janelrosen/

Get On Fire Island: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593546105?ref_=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_EPVQ6B5Q9RPGGNCG2WNY

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Zibby Owens is an author, award-winning podcaster, entrepreneur and CEO. Owens founded Zibby Media, a privately held media company in 2018 with her award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.

The company has since grown to include the publishing house Zibby Books, the magazine, Zibby Mag, the podcast Network, Zibby Audio, the education platform, Zibby Classes and community events like retreats, a book club, and a writing community.

She was celebrated as New York's most powerful book-fluencer by New York Magazine. Owens is a regular contributor to Good Morning America and other broadcast outlets. She's the author of the memoir Bookends, a memoir of love loss in literature, the children's book, Princess Charming, and the editor of Two Anthologies. Owens is a graduate of Yale University in Harvard Business School. She lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions, and her four children.

In this episode:

• How Zibby started her publishing company.

• Tips for telling an interesting story.

• What types of books Zibby is looking to publish through Zibby Books.

• How Zibby manages multiple business ventures.

• Finding community in the publishing world.

Connect with Zibby:

Website: https://www.zibbyowens.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zibbyowens/

Zibby Media: https://www.zibbyowens.com/zibby-media-overview

BLANK: A NOVEL: https://www.zibbyowens.com/blank

Zibby's Books: https://www.zibbyowens.com/writing

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When Ann was in seventh grade, she read a book called How To Become An Airline Stewardess that fueled her desire to see the world.

In Ann's words: "And that's just what I did when I graduated from URI--I went to work for TWA as a flight attendant. Back then, I thought you needed adventures in order to be a writer. Of course, I know now that all you need, as Eudora Welty said, is to sit on your own front porch.

But I did see a lot of the world with TWA, and I moved from Boston to St. Louis and finally to NYC, a place I'd dreamed of living ever since I watched Doris Day movies as a little girl. I wrote my first novel, Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine, on international flights and on the Train to the Plane, which was the subway out to JFK. It was published in 1987. Since then, I've published in The New York Times, The Paris Review, O, Bon Appetit, Tin House, The Atlantic Monthly, Real Simple, and other wonderful places; and I've won two Pushcart Prizes, two Best American Food Writing Awards, Best American Spiritual Writing and Travel Writing Awards, and a Boston Public Library Literary Light Award.

In this episode:

• How Ann's flight attendant background inspired her writing

• Picking a time container to set your story in

• Writing about grief and loss after personal experiences

• Finding a writing process that works for each individual person

• Tips for getting figuring out the freelance market

• Advice on crafting your writing for the Modern Love column

Connect with Ann:

Website: https://www.annhood.us/

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Dawn Raffel's sixth book, Boundless as the Sky, is just out. In a starred advance review, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Raffel draws inspiration from Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities and the history of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair for this sublime collection.... This is one to savor."

Her previous book, The Strange Case of Dr. Couney, was chosen as one of NPR's best books of 2018 and awarded a Christopher Award for books that affirm the highest values of the human spirit. Previous books include a memoir, a novel, and two story collections. Her writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, BOMB, New Philosopher, The San Francisco Chronicle, Conjunctions, Open City, The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories and numerous other periodicals and anthologies. Following a long run as a senior-level magazine editor, she is now the fiction editor of the Northwest Review and works as an independent editor for individuals and creative organizations. She teaches at the Center for Fiction and International Literary Seminars, and serves as a mentor at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs.

In this episode:

• How to become a better writer when you have little time to focus on writing

• Tips on writing a big story with lots of resources.

• Putting together a system for researching stories for books

• Finding a structure in longer pieces

• Writing a Diptych

• Actionable tips about writing

• Dawn's best tips for self editing

• What writing teachers need to provide their students

Connect with Dawn

Website: https://www.dawnraffel.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnraffel/

Boundless as the Sky

The Strange Case of Dr. Couney

Dawn's photo credit for her headshot is Claire Holt.

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Alisha Fernandez Miranda is the author of My What If Year, which was released in February 2023. Detailing her year of unpaid internships in the dream jobs of her childhood, the book follows Alisha on her quest to figure out what might have happened if her life had taken a different path. Alisha and her story have been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC and as one of People's Best New Books.

She serves as former CEO and current Chair at I.G. Advisors, an award-winning social impact intelligence agency that consults with the world's biggest non-profits, companies and foundations on their philanthropy and social impact.

Alisha is a proud graduate of Harvard University and the London School of Economics. Her writing has been published in Vogue, Romper, The Good Trade, Insider and more. She currently lives in Scotland with her husband and children.

In this episode:

• How Alisha came up with the idea for her book, and brought it to life

• Working with Zibby Owen's publishing company

• How Alisha wrote a book based on her life experiences while building a company, traveling, and being a mom

• How she incorporates her family into her adventures

• What's next for Alisha?

Connect with Alisha:

Website: https://www.alishafmiranda.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alishafmiranda/

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