The Book I Want to Write
Paul Zakrzewski, Courtney Maum, Leah Eichler, Matthew Specktor, Kathleen Schmidt, Melissa Petro, Joan LeegantI focus on the place where urgency meets resistance—what gets in the way of the writing the big, scary things you want to. Also, home of THE BOOK I HAD TO WRITE podcast. Currently publishes 2x a month.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 79 | Subscribers | Read | bookiwanttowrite.substack.com |
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Two reasons you're not landing a memoir book deal in 2024, with Courtney Maum
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Book coach Joelle Hann: There's a big gap between the dream and the published book (Re-release)
A quick note to say thanks for listening to the new episodes from Season 4. For today’s episode, I’ve updated and am re-releasing an episode from last summer, since it’s still incredibly relevant today. And there are two more new episodes o...
Joan Leegant:"I have no clue what I'm going to do when I sit down to write stories"
In today’s episode, I’m joined by to discuss her new short story collection, Displaced Persons. Joan shares insights into her writing process, including how she often begins stories with no preset idea and allows stories to emerge from a f...
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I'm a writer and book coach/writing instructor. Working on a hybrid memoir. I host The Book I Had to Write podcast; & my newsletter, The Book I Want to Write, was chosen by Sarah Fay as one of “20 Best Creative Writing Substacks."
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
Leah Eichler writes fiction, non-fiction and publishes Esoterica Magazine. She's currently working on a blended memoir about contemporary Jewish identity and the legacy of the Holocaust.
Novelist, psychedelic-memoirist, occasional screenwriter, Los Angeles Review of Books Co-founder. Next: THE GOLDEN HOUR (Ecco, April ‘25)
25+ years in the book publishing industry. President of KMSPR, a strategy, marketing, PR, and branding firm focusing on authors, publishers, and publishing adjacent entities.
Freelance writer, full-time mom, former sex worker. Survivor. Author of SHAME ON YOU: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification
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