NY Times Worthy Personal Essay with Brett Paesel

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Dream of publishing a personal essay in *The New York Times*? Let Brett Paesel, a *Modern Love* contributor, guide you through the process. In this workshop, you'll learn the unspoken expectations of the format, receive expert feedback, and craft a polished essay ready for submission. Perfect for writers looking to break into prestigious publications and elevate their personal storytelling.

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Getting an essay in the New York Times is the crown jewel of personal essays in terms of bragging rights and future book deals.

In this NY Times worthy personal essay class, Brett Paesel (Modern Love) will share her insight into securing this prestigious but elusive prize. Through fun, in class exercises, an informative craft talk, and in-class feedback, you will learn Brett’s secret techniques for approaching this essay, including the unspoken expectations of the format. By the end of the class you will have everything you need to craft your own New York Times Essay, and send it off to the Big Apple!

In this class you’ll write an essay worthy of the NY Times Modern Love or other essay columns. We’ll workshop one of your essays until it’s perfect. By the end of class, you’ll have a kick-ass essay that is ready to be submitted for publication and a plan of where to submit it. Your goal will be to sell your essay within a couple of weeks after the class ends!

You’ll be well on your way to joining the ranks of the 350 Writing Pad Alums (44 of whom got into the NY Times) who have sold essays and articles with Writing Pad’s help!

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This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

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Credit may be offered based on class availability. If you can’t come to class, call or email us as far in advance as possible. We will do everything we can to fill your spot, but we can’t make any guarantees. Credit eligibility is not based upon your reason for being unable to attend a class; it is based upon the timing of your credit request and our ability to fill your spot. If we find someone to take your place, you will receive class credit minus a $25 processing fee for 1 day classes and $50 processing fee for long classes. In that case, your class credit will be good for a year from the original sign up date and will expire after that. Otherwise, you will forfeit your payment/payments.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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