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10 Targeted Ways to Promote Your Personal Essay
How your writing can reach more readers and broaden your name recognition
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
New Writing in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Lit Mag News
Plus my first book club Q&A and a call for submissions for personal essays
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
My Year of Decluttering—Purging 365 Things Over 365 Days
Why and how I’m seeking belonging with my belongings
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
How to Travel with a Toddler
Martha's Vineyard travel photos and adventures with a 1-year-old
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
I Thought I Locked My Baby in the Car
I was utterly terrified
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
Harry Nilsson Is My Babysitter
Sometimes motherhood is the necessity of invention
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
Bruise Clues, or What I Learned When I Almost Dropped My Water Bottle on My Baby
I urgently needed a reminder to slow down and focus on what’s truly important in my life rather than assuming the more I did, the happier I'd be
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
That Time I Was an Extra in a 90s Music Video
I was honored to film in the subway overnight for Mary Lou Lord's video for "Lights Are Changing"
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
Hear Me Live in New York March 10 and May 3 and on the Freelance Writing Direct Podcast
Where to find me in person and in your ears, and a discounted link to the last 8 tickets for personal storytelling summit Open Secrets Live, with Jane…
 • Rachel Kramer Bussel
Rachel Kramer Bussel’s Newsletter
Rachel Kramer Bussel’s Newsletter
Writing about motherhood, midlife, writing, culture, belonging and belongings, from freelance writer and edditor of Open Secrets Magazine Rachel Kramer Bussel.
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