by Amy Paturel | Jan 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
One question people frequently ask me is how I land stories in big-name publications while teaching, maintaining my corporate clients, and you know, raising three small humans. I wish I could say I have mastered the art of time management and tackle everything on my...
by Amy Paturel | Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ll be honest. I wrestled with whether I should even send a newsletter this month. Like anyone who has lived 40-something years, I’ve navigated at least a few Turkey Days where it’s difficult to cultivate gratitude. In 1998, Thanksgiving fell two...
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...
