[*]The author has been editor in chief at several magazines and has been published on a wide variety of topics in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Parents, Salon, Woman's Day, Forbes, Good Housekeeping, and Marie Claire
[*]Erasmus writes the "All About the Pitch" column for Writer's Digest, where she also teaches personal essay writing and created the Pitching Bootcamp program
[*]The author is an NYU professor, founder of the former podcast ASJA Direct for the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and cohost of the Freelance Writing Direct podcast
[*]Erasmus is an in-demand speaker at conferences including ASJA, Writer's Digest, the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, Mom 2.0 Summit, and HippoCamp
[*]As the special guest judge for the 2022 Personal Essay Awards for Writer's Digest, Erasmus will make the final determination of the winner
[*]The must-have resource for writers of personal essay and other nonfiction, comparable to what Blake Snyder's Save the Cat! is for screenwriters
[*]The book to recommend to customers looking to break into professional writing, a category game-changer
