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• The Book I Want to Write

  Excavating how we tell our stories — in writing and in life. Back in 2026 with new essays, conversations, and a focus on writing, patriarchy, and the work of being honest. Home of The Book I Had to Write podcast.

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• Looking to Interview Men for My Book!

  The Book I Want to Write · 2026-01-16

• Two reasons you're not landing a memoir book deal in 2024, with Courtney Maum

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-10-01

• From a rejected memoir to a 6-figure book deal with Melissa Petro

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-09-11

• Book coach Joelle Hann: There's a big gap between the dream and the published book (Re-release)

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-08-28

• Joan Leegant:"I have no clue what I'm going to do when I sit down to write stories"

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-08-14

• Matthew Specktor on hybrid memoir, Hollywood failure & that time Marlon Brando left a voicemail

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-07-31

• Evan Dalton Smith:"'You can make a career out of writing weird, little books'"

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-07-17

• How Jennifer Lang turned a "boring" 90K-word book into a 14K-word gem...& got her groove back

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-07-03

• Guest Post: Thinking about victims and perpetrators by way of X-Men's Magneto

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-05-28

• My 5 favorite stories -- April 2024 edition

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-05-01

• The Confessional Essay Returns

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-03-06

• That's a wrap & back next week!

  The Book I Want to Write · 2024-02-28

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