The Bleeders

The Confessional Is Open

A 5-week memoir residency during the launch of Girl Gone Wild

Feb 26 • Courtney Kocak

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Behind the Book: Producing My Own Audiobook

Narrating my own memoir, crying in my closet & why audio may be the smartest revenue stream for authors

Feb 23 • Courtney Kocak

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Publish Smarter—A Strategy for Landing Big Bylines

How to stop pitching into the void and start getting yeses

Feb 20 • Courtney Kocak

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The Career-Making Book Might Be Your Smallest Advance

The long game of authorship (and how to survive it)

Feb 18 • Courtney Kocak and Courtney Maum

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January 2026

How My Debut Memoir "Girl Gone Wild" Came to Be (& What I Learned in the Process)

What it really looks like to write—and sell—a memoir

Jan 31 • Courtney Kocak

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Yes, You Need a Newsletter—Here’s Why

Why newsletters are the backbone of a modern writing career

Jan 20 • Courtney Kocak

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December 2025

Behind the Book: Finishing the Final Revision(s) of "Girl Gone Wild"

On revision, an audiobook update, my book promo challenge & the long road to done

Dec 31, 2025 • Courtney Kocak

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How Sari Botton Built Her Own Damn Thing

Lessons on permission, small press publishing & Substack

Dec 30, 2025 • Courtney Kocak and Sari Botton

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Be the CEO of Your Own Book

From rejection to Reese’s Book Club: Ali Kriegsman on the power of self-publishing

Dec 26, 2025 • Courtney Kocak and Ali Kriegsman

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November 2025

Guess Who Bit Off More Than She Could Chew?

On my journey from “I got this” to “Actually no, I do not got this"

Nov 30, 2025 • Courtney Kocak

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Timothée Chalamet Is at It Again

What Timothée Chalamet can teach authors about book promotion

Nov 25, 2025 • Courtney Kocak

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Hannah Sward: From "Strip" to Substack (LIVE!)

On publishing with a small press, the power of community & staying true to your voice

Nov 1, 2025 • Courtney Kocak and Summer of Men

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