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Inside My Book Deal: What I Negotiated, What I Let Go & Why
Contract insights after finalizing my first book deal
Jun 30
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Courtney Kocak
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What to Expect When You’re on Submission: The Poly Edition
🎙️ New episode: Dedeker Winston on co-writing, multiple agents & treasuring the process
Jun 26
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Courtney Kocak
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What to Expect When You’re on Submission: The Poly Edition
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On Writing Sex Work as Addiction
🎙️ New episode: Antonia Crane on her gorgeous sex work/addiction/grief memoir "Spent"
Jun 19
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Courtney Kocak
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On Writing Sex Work as Addiction
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What to Expect When You’re on Submission: Hannah Howard’s TWO Happy Endings!
🎙️ New episode: Hannah Howard gets real about surviving the submission slog
Jun 14
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Courtney Kocak
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What to Expect When You’re on Submission: Hannah Howard’s TWO Happy Endings!
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Is Substack Better Than an MFA? Sarah Fay Explains
🎙️ New episode: Sarah Fay on Substack, memoir & manifesting her dream agent
Jun 5
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Courtney Kocak
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Is Substack Better Than an MFA? Sarah Fay Explains
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What to Expect When You're on Submission: Greg Mania
🎙️ New episode: Greg Mania on getting published without losing your sh*t
May 29
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Courtney Kocak
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What to Expect When You're on Submission: Greg Mania
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An Anarchist’s Guide to Writing & Publishing
🎙️ New episode: Margaret Killjoy on "The Sapling Cage" & creating a more horizontal world
May 23
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Courtney Kocak
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An Anarchist’s Guide to Writing & Publishing
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My Memoir Announcement & a Multi-Hyphenate Masterclass 🎉
A book deal, two podcast drops & a workshop for your creative evolution
May 22
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Courtney Kocak
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The Personal is Political Workshop [VIDEO REPLAY]
Turn your rage into essay gold
May 18
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Courtney Kocak
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Free Writing Workshop Tomorrow for Paid Subscribers!
Channel your rage into essay gold in just one powerful hour
May 17
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Courtney Kocak
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From Blog to Book Deal 💻➡️📕
🎙️ New episode: How Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah got "The Sex Lives of African Women" on bookshelves around the world
May 15
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Courtney Kocak
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Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
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From Blog to Book Deal 💻➡️📕
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Winning Your Way to Publication 🏆
🎙️ New episode: Deborah Derrickson Kossmann on her contest win for "Lost Found Kept"
May 8
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Lost Found Kept-Deb Kossmann
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