CONTRACTS REVEALED! Free post where I show redacted author-editor agreements, to help writers who are seeking an editor develop some know-how, and to help editors who might want to borrow some language for their own work-for-hire agreements. open.substack.com/pub/thetraum...
Posts by Michelle Levy, Editor & Essayist
Omg I just watched the trailer. So kitschy. Hey I’m watching Images. Check it out now on Prime Video! watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=a...
Female erasure is real… and has slim odds of succeeding, in any case
She?
We sound likeminded indeed
I’m apolitical, as far as anyone knows. I’m a book editor and essayist. It’s my job to be excruciatingly neutral.
That’s quite an accolade. Look forward to it.
My theory is it’s a failing of education. Most people’s last science class was in high school, and they were barely paying attention. Know how many men don’t know what a fallopian tube is or how menstruation and birth work? 🙈 Great discussion, @jamiezvirzdin.bsky.social !
Grab an excerpt. Call it starting in medias res + ending with a cliffhanger 😉
WHY IS IT HARDER FOR A TRAUMA SURVIVOR TO GET INTO THE FLOW STATE?
Did you know there are neuronal markers for “flow proneness”?
Understanding this fascinating feature of flow can help writers access their inner minds with ease.
Trauma writers, and editors shepherding the disruptive, heartbreaking, and triumphant stories of our day, please visit my Substack
*CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*
Much respect for the writing here. Small pay, but thoughtful essays (1,000 words)