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No One Wanted 'Fat Swim' to Exist
so I rented a billboard for it
Apr 26
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Everything I Ever Thought About Plot is Wrong Part 2
What plot IS
Mar 22
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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Everything I Ever Thought About Plot is Wrong
What plot is NOT
Feb 8
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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Audiobooks Aren't Books
Audiobooks offer different joys that readers, writers, and publishers should care more about
Jan 11
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Hello I Am Afraid
On making space for fear + Debut Author Academy
Oct 12, 2025
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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August is the border
Towards our own body care practices; my new book FAT SWIM publishes April 28, 2026
Aug 24, 2025
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The Final Form
Housemates is out in paperback & I have feelings
May 25, 2025
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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At 37
The old ways of being a professional writer are gone but the new ways haven't appeared yet??
Oct 20, 2024
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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Alanis Morissette wants you to believe
On reviews, feedback, and belief
Mar 10, 2024
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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AWP: A writing person
On staying human under pressure from "the industry"
Feb 12, 2024
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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Have We Lost the Plot?
Thoughts on the elusive principle from a writer + reader's POV
Jan 14, 2024
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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The novel I did not have to write
It's ok to write chaotically
Dec 17, 2023
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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