Becoming the Hero of Your Memoir with Megan Young (SSGW - Episode 7)

an inside look at one writer's 5-month journey from "wandering in no-man's-land" to claiming her calling as a memoirist

Mar 6 • Mara Eller

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February 2026

From Meandering to Magnetic: 5 Memoir Mistakes and How to Avoid Them (SSGW - Episode 6)

so the story you tell feels as powerful on paper as it does in your heart (+ a close reading of our memoir study's prologue)

Feb 26 • Mara Eller

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5: The Real Reason You Haven’t Written Your Memoir Yet (the 6 "Veils of Resistance")

why the most important stories are the hardest to write—and how to finally make progress on yours

Feb 19 • Mara Eller

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4: The Architecture of Memoir with Ariel Curry

internal transformation, universal truth, and why the “underlying logic” of your book is just as important as your prose itself

Feb 16 • Mara Eller

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Introducing "The Soul and Science of Great Writing": a new podcast for writers

where the mastery of craft meets the mystery of creation

Feb 12 • Mara Eller

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3: The Science of Great Writing

What if the rules aren't there to constrain us—but to free us?

Feb 12 • Mara Eller

2: The Soul of Great Writing

What makes some writing feel alive? And how can we bring that quality into our own work?

Feb 12 • Mara Eller

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1: What Makes Writing Great?

across genre and style, two qualities live at the heart of every truly great work of literature

Feb 12 • Mara Eller

January 2026

My 5 Best-Written Books of 2025 and other Superlatives

plus what I learned and my unexpected word for 2026

Jan 31 • Mara Eller

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December 2025

What STRANGER THINGS Teaches Us about Fear, Shame, and the Power of Belonging

Here’s what you need to know before you hit play on Hawkins’ final chapter.

Dec 31, 2025 • Mara Eller

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Steal These 4 Writing Moves From Taylor Swift + the Quality That Makes Them All Matter

Join me for Write Like Taylor Swift, a 90-minute immersive workshop where you’ll learn to write like a poet, think like a storyteller, and play with…

Dec 8, 2025 • Mara Eller

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November 2025

From Shakespeare to Swift: Can Popular Art Be Great Art?

When I compared Taylor Swift to Hemingway in a viral post, I expected a few eye-rolls. Instead, I found myself confronting entrenched literary elitism.

Nov 18, 2025 • Mara Eller

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