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REPLAY: The Art of the Personal Essay on Substack

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Hi friends! Here is the replay from last night’s workshops + October's assignment!

In this workshop for paid subscribers, we discussed:

  • What personally has worked and not worked for me on Substack

  • How to use unconventional research to elevate your essays

  • How to hook your readers from the opening paragraph

  • The critical role of microtension, anti-heroes, and putting skin in the game

  • How to share your essays beyond Substack

Here’s what people said about last night’s workshop:

“This class was utter joy. I left with so much food for thought. I can’t wait to forge ahead into my own writing. So worth it.” —June

“I learned in a ton in this workshop. It also helped me see how to finish a piece that I’ve been stumped on. Especially helpful points for me were: the examples of research, dropping the reader into the action, left turn, anti-hero, and skin in the game. I loved this class. I learned so much.” —Tanya

“Such a juicy workshop. I was frantically jotting down notes.” —Mona

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