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The Lit Coach and Bestselling Author Janna Cawrse Esarey on Your Book is Your Hook!

From the press release... Erin Reel, known as The Lit Coach, and best-selling memoir author, Janna Cawrse Esarey, will appear as guests on the Your Book Is Your Hook! Show Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 at 9:00am…See More

May 4, 2011

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The Latest Updates with The Lit Coach: Q&A; Girlfriends Book Club and Pitch University

Friday on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life I posted another round of Q&A with The Lit Coach. Topics included: editorial checklist; when's the right time to hire and editor and when to seek help to beef up your blog features. I'm honored to be interviewed by The Girlfriends Book Club…See More

Apr 2, 2011

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Apr 2, 2011

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Today on The Lit Coach's Guide: a Q&A with author, journalist and pop culture blogger Rainbow Rowell

Today on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, Omaha based journalist, pop culture blogger and author of ATTACHMENTS (Dutton, 2011), Rainbow Rowell, shares her path to publication story, her best tips for new writers and a few of her favorite ROM COMs. Erin Reel, The Lit Coach, is a publishing and editorial consultant, writer's life coach and blog host of The Lit Coach's Guide to…See More

Mar 21, 2011

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Discovering Your Author Brand: A blogshop with Global Brand Strategist MJ McBride

Today on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, part one of Discovering Your Author Brand, a blogshop with insights from Global Brand Strategist and CEO of REBEL Interactive, MJ McBride. Learn how your author brand and writing voice are actually one in the same and why having a solid author brand image is important…See More

Mar 7, 2011

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Q&A with The Lit Coach: Finding Voice

Today on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life I address a reader's challenge with finding the right voice for writing fiction. The issue stems from lacking clarity about about your characters. Read the full post here. Erin Reel, The Lit Coach, is a publishing and editorial consultant and writer's life coach. A former Los Angeles based lit agent, she has contributed to Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's…See More

Feb 23, 2011

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Building Your Pre-Pub Buzz with Lit Agent Laurie Abkemeier (and more) on TLCG

This week on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, Literary Agent, Laurie Abkemeier discusses the importance of connecting in the writer's life by building pre-pub buzz. She shares three must-follow steps to help you prepare your best book buzz campaign. Having issues with plot development? I offer four steps to help you…See More

Feb 8, 2011

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Erin Reel commented on the blog post 'It's Your Novel, Take The Wheel Back, Already!'

"Sounds like a crafty vendor, Cathy. Don't let him sell YOU!"

Feb 3, 2011

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It's Your Novel, Take The Wheel Back, Already!

This week on The Lit Coach's Guide, I break down some common issues many new writers face in moving their novel forward. Today, I show you how to take the wheel back from your runaway characters. Later this week, we'll focus on untangling your plot. Join the blogshop and share what works for you! Erin Reel, The Lit Coach, is a publishing and editorial consultant and writer's…See More

Jan 31, 2011

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Q&A with The Lit Coach

The latest session of Q&A with The Lit Coach is up! This month, discover how to query memoir; why you should and how to come clean on your less than stellar self-pubishing stats and still keep your foot in the agent's door; and when and why it's ok to put an agent on hold. Erin Reel, The Lit Coach, is a publishing and editorial consultant and writer's life coach. Formerly a Los Angeles based literary agent, she has contributed…See More

Jan 25, 2011

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Artistic Integrity: Own Your Genre: A Blogshop with Author Paula Reed

Today on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, Paula Reed, author of Hester: The Missing Years of The Scarlet Letter, discusses what artistic integrity means to her in the branding age of publishing. Erin Reel,…See More

Jan 17, 2011

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Integrity: Show, Don't Tell

This week on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, I discuss why the #1 lesson in writing workshops everywhere, "Show, Don't Tell," applies to your writer's life, too. Also, learn about the three most common professional gaffes writers make and how to avoid them! Erin Reel, The Lit Coach, is a publishing and editorial consultant and writer's life coach. A former Los Angeles literary…See More

Jan 3, 2011

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Bestselling author Monica Drake (Clown Girl) next on The Lit Coach's Guide

Join us Monday on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life when Monica Drake discusses the importance Persistence has played in her writer's life as we kick off December's virtue of the month...Persistence!Not only am I impressed with Drake's stick-to-it-ness, her quirky novel was difficult to place, but I'm equally impressed with her choice to keep her eyes on the…See More

Dec 2, 2010

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Q&A with The Lit Coach

Just posted a new installment of Q&A with The Lit Coach on The Lit Coach's Guide. This session's topics incude: the importance of following proper format guidelines for fiction and nonfiction submissions; how to balance your work/family/creative life; and whether or not you should disclose your work has been professionally edited.Erin Reel is a publishing consultant and writer's life coach. A former…See More

Nov 29, 2010

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This Week on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life

This week on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, I'm re-posting a few of the best hits from past TLCG Blogshops. Today's re-post features literary agent Kristin Nelson with A Writer's Education: Luring An Agent and The Not-So-Secret Handshake.See More

Nov 22, 2010

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The Art and Craft of Discipline: Page One with LOST's John Parsley

This week on The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, Editorial Director of LOST Magazine and Editor at Little, Brown, John Parsley shares his perspective on how getting it right on page one is the only thing that keeps an editor reading...and seriously considering your work!November is all about Discipline on TLCG; this week the focus centers on craft and the importance of solid, compelling writing..."getting good" on page one!See More

Nov 2, 2010

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Who I am:: http://thelitcoach.blogspot.com/
thelitcoach.com
www.linkedin.com, Erin Reel

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: "Making The Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent’s Eye", by Katharine Sands

"Author 101: Bestselling Secrets from Top Agents", by Rick Frishman and Robyn Freedman Spizman

My writing is:: Nonfiction, Blog Posts

Services I offer to other writers:: After several years as a Los Angeles based literary agent, counselor, mentor, editor and friend to a wide assortment of writers nationwide, I've taken my expertise to a new level in support of emerging writers and launched The Lit Coach. I have created a philosophy for literary success based on ten personal and ten professional virtues no writer can succeed without. Through a positive approach, I coach writers out of self-sabotaging behaviors and into behaviors that are positive, focused and goal-oriented. Please email me to discuss coaching opportunities.

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At 8:36am on February 21, 2011, Antoinette Ballerini said…: Much enjoyed your relevant piece on the subject of Artistic Integrity and Owning Our Own Genre.

Best with your positive approach as Lit Coach.

Sincerely,

Antoinette

At 5:27am on September 13, 2010, Michelle Hoover said…: Sounds great, Erin. What kind of guest post are you looking for and when would you need it? Thanks for friending and I'm happy you liked my recent post.

At 6:27am on September 9, 2010, ComingbackfromBPDandED said…: Thanks for the add! Hope all is going well!
-http://consequencesofimpulsivity.blogspot.com/

At 9:57am on July 19, 2010, M. Sparks said…: Thank you Erin :-) It's a pleasure connecting with you as well. Terrific blogs and great advice, really nice reading you. Regards, Marsha

At 5:34pm on June 2, 2010, Editors Picks said…: Erin,
Just wanted to let you know we're featuring your Confidence: You're Driving! post in Editors' Picks this week!
Be sure to take a look,
-Kate
Managing Editor, She Writes Blog

At 2:19pm on April 22, 2010, Valerie Bosselman said…: Hi Erin! It's www.valeriebosselman.com The award info is at www.curetoday.com/healeraward

At 1:38pm on November 23, 2009, Julie Jeffs said…: Hi Erin,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
www.juliejeffs.blogspot.com

At 8:00pm on November 17, 2009, Erin Hosier said…: Nice to meet you.

At 2:52pm on November 16, 2009, Alice Grist said…: Hi Erin, yeah it's available in USA, amazon and other big retailers too! Fabulous to meet you, sounds like you have some fabulous writing knowledge! THis site is just great and I am intrigued to meet all these incredible women such as yourself! x