Michelle Schusterman
Hi there! I’m the author of over a dozen novels published by Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Little, Brown, as well as a freelance ghostwriter and developmental editor for a book packager. My books have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publisher’s Weekly, and have earned honors including multiple Junior Library Guild selections, the CBCC Best of 2019 List, and the American Library Association’s Rainbow List and Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers List.
In the last eight years, I’ve led over 500 creative writing workshops and taught over a thousand writers. If you're looking for writing craft videos + activities to help you on your WIP, tips on becoming a published author, and fun creative writing exercises and prompts, you've come to the right place!
I'm represented by Rick Richter at Aevitas Creative Management.
Please note that this isn't a booktube/book review channel!
I'm not seeking sponsorships or brand partnerships at this time.
Michelle Schusterman
Hi all! Just a heads up that in light of that last video and how much I enjoyed the challenge, I'm going to try 30 days with no internet (save for work, of course). That means no YouTube, which...YIKES. I thought about continuing to upload but let's be real, I'd end up watching videos, and I really want to try cold turkey no Youtube. So I will see you guys in a month, and I hope it's a great one for you!
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Let's talk about literary agents stealing ideas... michelleschusterman.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about…
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Taking a brief video hiatus, but I've got a new post over on Substack! michelleschusterman.substack.com/p/revising-your-n…
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I met Lily at a conference years ago. She's a lovely person and a great writer. Her story is worth reading, and if you are able to donate, that would be amazing. gofund.me/20905ffa
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Excited to announce that I'm launching a new series on Substack called Ask the Editor! The short pitch: Dear Abby for writers.
The longer pitch: paid subscribers ($5/month or $50/year, cancel anytime) will receive a link to a form where they can submit pretty much anything within a two page limit. Things like…
~Queries
~Synopses
~Pages from their novel
~Questions about writing or traditional publishing
~A current problem or situation in their writing journey (ie: trying to decide if an agent is a schmagent, disagreeing with beta feedback, etc)
~A rant about this whole “trying to get published” endeavor to a sympathetic ear
Every Friday, I’ll respond to/critique as many submissions as I can and publish them together in one post. Because they’ll be behind a paywall, there’s some privacy—your query, pages, or rant about that one really horrible rejection won’t be online for editors to discover when they Google you.
Subscribe (free or paid) here: michelleschusterman.substack.com/
That’s it! I hope to see you over there. :)
Michelle
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Apologies for the lack of videos! I partially blame the fact that I lost my camera battery charger and it took awhile to get another one...but I did, a week ago, and I still haven't filmed. >.> I'll get back to it soon! In the meantime, here's another newsletter addressing the whole "No One Buys Books Anymore" ordeal.... michelleschusterman.substack.com/p/my-books-sold-a…
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Video coming soon(ish) but in the meantime, here's a rather lengthy preview...
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Newsletter rant alert! (Video version coming soon... :) open.substack.com/pub/michelleschusterman/p/why-do…
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New Substack is up about how to know when you're ready to start querying!
Need some help with your query? Send it to me! My query critique comes with unlimited reads for a flat fee of $100. That means you send me your query, I send you my critique, you revise and send it back to me for another pass, repeat as many times as needed until that thing is as shiny as it can be. If you’re interested, email me at mischubooks at gmail.com.
Happy new year, and I'll see you guys soon with more videos!
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Vlogs are returning this week, I swear! In the meantime, newsletter's up... open.substack.com/pub/michelleschusterman/p/am-i-t…
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