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How to Build Your Platform by Writing Essays
Saturday October 10, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
The Understory by Wonderwood Books
Publishing essays is a terrific way to share your writing with new audiences and grow your platform as a writer. It is not easy but
understanding how the process works will increase your chances of getting published. In this workshop, you’ll learn:

Three types of essays to pitch: personal; reported/hybrid; OpEd.
Three format structures for these essays.
The basics of pitching.
You’ll leave with an essay idea/pitch title, a good idea of how to
write the essay or rewrite an essay, and a few ideas of where to send
your pitches.

Speakers
avatar for Blair Glaser

Blair Glaser

Blair Glaser is the author of This Incredible Longing: Finding My Self in a Near-Cult Experience. She has published essays in The Los Angeles Times, Lit Hub, Fortune, People, HuffPost, Oldster, and others, and writers The HI (Human Intelligence) Stack on Substack. She is an executive... Read More →
Saturday October 10, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
The Understory by Wonderwood Books
  Generative Workshop, All Genres

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