Episode 260 #Writing Without Knowing Where You're Going with Kristin Van Ogtrop

Working on an essay collection? Dreaming of becoming a literary agent? We were all over the map with Kristin Van Ogtrop, agent at InkWell Management, author of the essay collection Did I Say That Out Loud: Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them and former editor of Real Simple Magazine (which KJ mistakenly attributed to Conde Nast but is really part of the Time Inc. empire). Midlifers, essayists, job-hoppers—this is for you!Mentioned on the podThe Empty Glass by J.I. BakerNalini Singh, #AmWriting episode The Power of Writing as PlayThe Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante#AmReadingKristin: American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption by Gabrielle GlaserJess: Bombshells by Sarina Bowen The Happy Ever After Playlist and Life’s Too Short by Abby JimenezKJ: Brood by Jackie PolzinFind Kristin on Instagram and Twitter as @kvanogtrop or at her website www.kristinvanogtrop.comYour dream job is calling—can you hear it? Check out these success stories from Author Accelerator’s book coach certification program and start imagining what your life could look like this time next year. And have you checked out the Writing Class Radio podcast? Writing Class Radio is a podcast of a writing class.  If you love stories and get inspired by hearing other people tell their stories and want to learn a little bit about how to write your own stories, then this podcast is for you. Check it out here or search for it in your pod-player. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

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