The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life
The Lit Coach
- Location
- USA
- Birthday
- March 31
- Title
- Consultant
- Company
- The Lit Coach
- Bio
- Erin Reel, The Lit Coach, is a publishing and editorial consultant and writer's life coach. Her blog, The Lit Coach's Guide to The Writer's Life, updated weekly, features tips, stories and fresh perspectives from bestselling, award-winning and notable authors, literary agents, editors, publishers and other industry insiders.
A former Los Angeles based literary agent, Erin has contributed to Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye and Author 101: Bestselling Secrets from Top Agents.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Your Guide to Productive
Summer Writing
May 25, 2012 03:22PM - What’s New: Taking your Qs
and Helpful Links
May 22, 2012 10:55AM - Graduation Day
May 20, 2012 08:49AM - Don’t Pitch, Talk
May 17, 2012 09:33AM - What’s New: The Latest from
LitReactor and The Writers’
Kitchen
May 16, 2012 02:17PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thanks, Stephanie!
Authors have so much more on
their plate
than they used
to.…”
March 07, 2011 09:42PM
The Lit Coach's Links
MAY 25, 2012 3:22PM
Your Guide to Productive Summer Writing
If you’re like most of the writers I work with, sticking to
your writing schedule during the summer months is a major
challenge. There are ...
MAY 22, 2012 10:55AM
What’s New: Taking your Qs and Helpful Links
I’m taking your questions for my column ‘Ask
The Lit Coach‘ at LitReactor. Got a question about
publishing, literary agents, the submission process, book ...
MAY 20, 2012 8:49AM
Graduation Day
Because we all need reminders about what is truly essential in this
life: simplicity; an open heart; imagination and community.
Here’s to you, writers. J.K. ...
MAY 17, 2012 9:33AM
Don’t Pitch, Talk
I love hearing book pitches for one reason, well, two reasons. I
love seeing authors passionate about their work I love stories and
interesting/exciting/entertaining/informative concepts But usually,
if ...
MAY 16, 2012 2:17PM
What’s New: The Latest from LitReactor and The Writers’ Kitchen
LitReactor News I’m often approached by many
writers who’ve self-published in the hopes of
gaining the attention of a traditional publisher.
I’m inevitably asked, How can ...
MAY 9, 2012 9:00AM
Truth in Humor
Humor is our Essential Ingredient at
The Writers’ Kitchen this month on
SoulPancake. So all last month in preparation for my quick
reflection on ...
APRIL 14, 2012 7:55PM
3 Ways to ‘Embrace The Practice’ with Holiday Reinhorn
Over the past year I've had the pleasure to work with
author Holiday Reinhorn on a few projects, one of which has been
developing a new creative space for writers we call The Writers'
Kitchen on SoulPancake. She also teaches an online course,
'Embracing The Practice'at LitReactor (her next cla/…
APRIL 10, 2012 10:30AM
The Value of Time, The Importance of Experience
Since last fall, I’ve had little time to blog. At least,
that’s what I’ve told myself. Between my work and life,
my plate is pretty ...
MARCH 14, 2012 10:21AM
Discipline is Not a Bad Word
This month on The Writers’ Kitchen (found on SoulPancake) we’re talking
about the D word – Discipline! How many of you just thought
of pain, ...
FEBRUARY 25, 2012 4:25PM
The Benefits of Mulling it Over
FEBRUARY 14, 2012 11:55PM
Your Invitation to The Writers’ Kitchen
I'm
thrilled to announce my newest creative partnership with author
Holiday Reinhorn and SoulPancake! Holiday and I have created
The Writers' Kitchen - a new space for writers
over at SoulPancake - the website that explores life's big
questions. Our mission is to simply serve you with the mos/…
JANUARY 13, 2012 7:02PM
The Difference Between Being Told and Being Involved or A Tale of Three Workshops
JANUARY 2, 2012 3:56PM
Simply Contradictory – A Guest Post by Suzy Vitello
This week’s post is contributed by my good friend and
colleague, editor and author Suzy Vitello. If you
haven’t already checked out Suzy’s blog, ...
DECEMBER 29, 2011 8:07PM
On Time, Writing Advice and Focus
Hello, dear writers. I’ve missed writing to you every week.
Because of a slew of editing jobs I’ve taken, teaching a
five-week online class at ...
NOVEMBER 28, 2011 2:49AM
Great Expectations
OCTOBER 24, 2011 1:34AM
Epiphanies: Listening To That Little Voice In Your Head
This week’s most excellent guest post is by author and fellow
columnist at LitReactor, Richard
Thomas, whose grasp on clarity in a writers’ life ...
OCTOBER 17, 2011 12:30PM
The Agent-Author Interview by Agent Laurie Abkemeier
As
an editor, I often acquired books without talking to the author
first. Unless there was a competitive situation with other
publishing houses, there didn’t seem to be a
pressing need to talk to the author until after there was a deal. I
was focused on winning over my editor-in-chief and/…
OCTOBER 14, 2011 8:40PM
A Clear Vision
Between revamping my website, moving my blog over to
Wordpress (pardon the scaffolding, folks, it's a work in progress),
being at the ready for the launch of LitReactor, where I'm now a
columnist and
instructor and taking on some new writers, I needed a moment to
really reflect on this…
OCTOBER 14, 2011 8:40PM
Author Brandon Tietz: On Writing Communities
I've always been
of the strong opinion that a successful writer does not develop in
a vacuum. From my experience, the best writers, those who
experience the greatest amount of success, are quite active within
some brand of writing community, whether it's local or online, MFA
program or independent w/…
OCTOBER 14, 2011 8:40PM
Q&A, DNA, and A List
Happy Wednesday, dear writers! I have updates. First, I've
moved my Q&A with The Lit Coach column to LitReactor, a new
online literary website, magazine and writers' workshop - it's a
fabulous community and I'm really enjoying the wide swath of
writers the site has attracted. The column…
OCTOBER 14, 2011 8:40PM
Supporting Online Workshop Education for Writers – Mark Vanderpool for LitReactor
LitReactor, the new
destination literary website/magazine/writers' workshop I've been
talking about for the past few weeks launches tomorrow! I've been a
little excited about it (does it show?). I've had a sneak peek at
the articles written by our amazing contributing staff, read
through Chuc…
OCTOBER 14, 2011 8:40PM
Flashback Friday: Clarity Through Workshop with Palahniuk, Cain, Jordan and Vitello Soule
This week's Flashback Friday is part one of a two part post
from August 23rd, 2010 (edited way down), featuring best-selling
and notable authors Chuck Palahniuk, Chelsea Cain, Diana Page
Jordan and Suzy Vitello Soule. Enjoy! Clarity in your writer's life
and work is hard to come by when…
OCTOBER 14, 2011 8:40PM
Flashback Friday: Clarity Through Workshop with Palahniuk, Cain, Jordan and Vitello Soule
This week's Flashback Friday is part one of a two part post
from August 23rd, 2010 (edited way down), featuring best-selling
and notable authors Chuck Palahniuk, Chelsea Cain, Diana Page
Jordan and Suzy Vitello Soule. Enjoy! Clarity in your writer's life
and work is hard to come by when…
OCTOBER 13, 2011 11:27AM
Q&A, DNA and A List
I knew this day would come...the day that I would move EVERYTHING
over to one clean WordPress spot (my website and my blog). But it
hasn't come without it's challenges (trying to reroute my
feedburner to the new blog so you all still receive The Lit Coach's
Guide in your… Read full post »
OCTOBER 12, 2011 7:32PM
Q&A, DNA, and A List
Happy Wednesday, dear writers! I have updates. First, I've
moved my Q&A with The Lit Coach column to LitReactor, a new
online literary website, magazine and writers' workshop - it's a
fabulous community and I'm really enjoying the wide swath of
writers the site has attracted. The column… 
Kerry Lauerman
Joan Walsh
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