Your life is a love story, just not the kind you think. An honest look at relationships, recovery, and writing from the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off from Here.
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Your life is a love story, just not the kind you think. Bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest and Push Off From Here. Founder of The Luckiest Club sobriety community.
Publishing expert + author w/20+ years experience in marketing, branding and storytelling, on a mission to help writers learn how to help themselves. Weekly posts on Wednesdays + feedback opportunities for paid subscribers. www.courtneymaum.com
Elissa Altman is the award-winning author of PERMISSION: The New Memoirist and the Courage to Create (GODINE), and memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man's Feast. Her new book, WHERE YOU USED TO BE, is forthcoming from Godine.
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