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No secret — writing and getting published can be daunting. Countless people write personal essays, articles and hybrid essay-articles and know they produce great material but can’t figure out how to package it to capture the hard-to-get attention of assigning editors. Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published is for them. The book's author Estelle Erasmus says, “This is the guidebook I wish I’d had when I was getting back into the spotlight as a freelance writer after a career as a magazine editor. I wanted to get my writing recognized and published, but it took trial and error for me to get where I wanted to be.”

Designed for new writers, budding journalists, hobbyists, retirees pursuing their creative spark and writing instructors, Writing That Gets Noticed teaches writing for modern times. Chock-full of examples, resources and exercises, the book offers easy-to-apply advice on how to mine your life for ideas; craft essays; build a narrative; pitch editors; locate data; find, vet and interview experts; and self-editing techniques that will guarantee results. It also offers advice from editors, includes stories from Erasmus’s life editing magazines and developing voices, and uses real-life examples of essays and pitches she’s worked on, with annotated feedback showing exactly what works and why when it comes to the all-important writer’s voice.

Erasmus is an adjunct professor of writing at New York University, the host of the Freelance Writing Direct podcast and former “All About the Pitch” columnist for Writer’s Digest. She has written about a variety of subjects (health, beauty, fitness, publishing, business, travel) for numerous publications. Her articles for the The New York Times and Washington Post have gone viral. She has appeared on Good Morning America and has had her articles discussed on The View. She also has taught, coached and mentored many writers who have gone on to be widely published. She received the 2023 NYU School of Professional Studies Teaching Excellence Award, is an American Society of Journalists and Authors award winner and was a cast member in the inaugural New York City production of the Listen to Your Mother storytelling show.