Episodes: 215
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 102 subscribers
Instagram: 4.4k followers
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Estelle Erasmus - Award-winning journalist, TEDx speaker, author of Writing That Gets Noticed, adjunct professor at NYU, and former editor-in-chief of five national magazines with a combined reach of 10 million read...
Cinelle Barnes - Structuring Hybrid Travel And Medical Memoir, Layering Timelines And Motifs, Using Sensory Detail, And Finding Connections Among Disparate Elements Of A Life Story.
Steven Rowley - Writing Humor Through Character, Developing Long-term Relationships In Fiction, Organizing A Novel Around A Central Question, Writing Without A Detailed Outline, And Finding Creative Value In Later-life Experience.
Abigail Meyers - Building A Journalism Career, Crafting Stronger Pitches, Changing Reporting Specialties, Fact-checking Primary Sources, Avoiding Burnout, And Using Storytelling For Advocacy And Visibility.
Hyeseung Song - Structuring A Decades-spanning Memoir, Writing About Family, Identity, And Mental Health, Using Self-portraiture In Nonfiction, And Handling The Ethics Of Writing About Loved Ones.
#214 Inside a Literary Agent's Approach to Nonfiction with Matthew Carnicelli
October 22, 2026
What makes a literary agent see potential in a book idea? And how do you turn that idea into a proposal that gets an editor's attention? In this episode of Freelance Writing Direct, I speak with literary agent and former editor Matthew Carnicelli about developing nonfiction books, writing effective queries, and finding the right publishing home for your work. Matthew shares why he loves working with an idea that isn't fully developed yet, what draws him to a memoir, and how he helps writers m...
#213 Before You Hire, Know What You Require: Book Publicity with Diana Daniele
October 15, 2026
One Quick Announcement! Join Me in NYC on October 21! I'm moderating a Women's Media Group panel, Memoir Plus: When Personal Stories Contain Multitudes, featuring Regina Brooks, Bethany Saltman, Laura Carney, and Hyeseung Song. It's at Penguin Random House in the Toni Morrison room, and two agents will be weighing in. We'll be talking about the many ways writers can expand the boundaries of memoir. I'd love to see you there! Register here for tickets. Now to our program: I loved chatting with...
#212 My Takeaways from the People of Publishing Conference 2026
October 08, 2026
What are publishing leaders talking about, and what can writers learn from those conversations? In this solo episode of Freelance Writing Direct, I share my takeaways from the 2026 AALA People of Publishing Conference in New York City, co-founded by Regina Brooks and Lynn Johnston. This event is sponsored and planned by the Association of American Literary Agents. From women's leadership to publishing trends and the possibilities of "memoir plus," the day offered plenty to think about as both...
Writes4Women · Low booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
Meet the Writers · High booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
The Writing at the Red House Podcast · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
As Told To · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
The Fitzcarraldo Editions Archive · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle is hosted by Estelle Erasmus. Its publicly listed emails are estellesedge2022@gmail.com and freelancewritingdirect@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed emails for Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle: estellesedge2022@gmail.com and freelancewritingdirect@gmail.com.
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