Catherine Baab-Muguira

Catherine Baab-Muguira’s debut, Poe for Your Problems: Uncommon Advice from History’s Least Likely Self-Help Guru, is forthcoming from Hachette in September 2021. She writes a free email newsletter called Poe Can Save Your Life, packed with darkly inspiring self-help tips for writers and other creatives. Check it out here, or say “Hi!” on Twitter.
How to Turn Trolling Into a Fine Art
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Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th century troll, virulently critical of other writers—but also engaged in literary citizenship for work ...
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Find Your Topic, Not Your Voice
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Developing voice is important, but finding a topic that excites you—and others—could be a better first step for a new ...
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/ Guest Post, Writing Advice
How to Get Your First Freelance Byline (and Why Even Fiction Writers Should Freelance)
How to Get Your First Freelance Byline (and Why Even Fiction Writers Should Freelance)
Freelance writing—even for little or no pay—offers a low-stakes way to gain publication credit, hone your skills, and raise your ...
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/ Getting Published, Guest Post
What If It Takes 12 Years to Get an Agent?
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What keeps many writers from a book deal isn’t a polished manuscript or proposal. It’s a sense of the publishing ...
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/ Getting Published, Guest Post
What Every Writer Needs to Know About Email Newsletters (They’re Not Going Away)
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Even a small email list is better than no list at all, because it likely represents your most devoted, true ...
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