by Amy Paturel | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I read Kelly Corrigan’s New York Times’ Guest Essay — How to Let Go of Your Irreplaceable, Unstoppable Daughter — I felt her internal struggle. I don’t have a child heading to college (my twins will be 10 next month), but if I swapped out her...
by Amy Paturel | Oct 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Greetings all! I took a newsletter hiatus over the summer (sorry!). We went on an epic road trip in June, celebrated the 4th of July in our backyard with smores, and spent the better part of August trying to understand Minecraft. But I’m back! Last week, I...
by Amy Paturel | Jun 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve been an avid reader of The New York Times Modern Love column since shortly after it debuted in 2004. Yet despite putting together a how-to-crack Modern Love treatise — and studying nearly every podcast, writers event and live New York Times event featuring...
by Amy Paturel | Jun 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the past few months, I pitched an editor at What’s Up Moms? a few ideas. While I didn’t make a sale from those efforts, she circled back to me recently asking for ideas. I sent her two fleshed out reported essay ideas with detailed anecdotes, research...
by Amy Paturel | Apr 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
I have long been a Joyce Maynard fan. With nearly 20 books and 50+ years of writing under her belt, she has admirable storytelling chops. Recently, I experienced the joy of meeting Joyce live (by my friend, Melissa Harrison’slaptop). Melissa is embarking on a...
by Amy Paturel | Apr 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve never been the type of writer who focuses only on numbers. Sure, I want to make money writing — and I always tell students never to write for free — but making bank has never been my main motivator. And it certainly isn’t a driving factor when...
by Amy Paturel | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Inside of a week, I’ve had two writers tell me they’re afraid of the backlash, blowback, hate mail, and shame they’ll receive if they speak their truth. They wonder if maybe their words, their voice, their stories are best kept on their hard drives....
by Amy Paturel | Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
5 Authors Share How They Cracked the Code When you ask a writer “what would be your dream clip,” landing a Modern Love column is a common response. The publication receives somewhere around 8,000 submissions each year, according to the column’s...
by Beth Kaiser | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
As parent, teacher and writer, the last several months has been a trip! In addition to my online essay writing classes, I teach “The Fundamentals of Healthy Living” at a local college. I’ve had the added fun of learning how to navigate the online...
by Amy Paturel | Aug 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, the American Society of Journalists asked me to run a “Snack Chat” about essay writing as part of their annual (now virtual) conference. Since many of the attendees have heard me riff about essays before, I decided to go off script this time and...
