Selected as one of the Best Books for Writers by Poets & Writers Successful essayist, columnist, writing instructor, and editor Estelle Erasmus will show you how to find your voice, write stellar pieces, and get published. In real-world, experience-based chapters, she coaches you to: mine your life for ideas and incubate those ideas choose the perfect format — essay, op-ed, feature article, and more research publications and follow editor etiquette craft a perfect pitch protect your psyche from rejection revise your work for maximum impact deliver what you promise, protect your work, and get paid