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Behind The Bangs: How to Pitch a Memoir (with Kyle Ridley)

Behind The Bangs: How to Pitch a Memoir (with Kyle Ridley)

FromGlamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast


Behind The Bangs: How to Pitch a Memoir (with Kyle Ridley)

FromGlamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

ratings:
Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join Chelsea Devantez and Emmy award-winning producer Kyle Ridley (Good Day DC) for a practical guide to pitching your memoir. This episode unpacks everything from crafting an engaging outline to finding the right agent and editor who can champion your work. Chelsea opens up about her journey and shares critical steps and common pitfalls in memoir publishing, including “having a platform.” This is a must-listen for anyone ready to tell (and sell) their story.

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Show Notes:

Listen to our How to Edit a Memoir episode

Listen to Behind the Scenes of Chelsea’s Memoir

Listen to our Betty Gilpin episode with Kyle


Everyone’s A Sellout Now (article referenced in the episode)


Where to find our Guest: Kyle Ridley
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Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you.

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Released:
Apr 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Join comedian Chelsea Devantez as she and her friends recap and celebrate the memoirs of celebrity women. "The Book Club, dismissed as a feminine, frivolous time to drink wine and gossip is also a radical activity: a rare place where women have long been able to engage with the transformative power of books" - Jess McHugh