#17 Cults, Memoir, and Motivation with author Ronit Plank

In this episode, Estelle Erasmus and Sherry Paprocki speak with Ronit Plank, a writer, editor, and teacher.

Ronit has been published in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Rumpus, Hippocampus, Writer’s Digest, The Iowa Review, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. She is the host/producer of the podcast Let's Talk Memoir and a nonfiction editor at The Citron Review. Her first book is the memoir When She Comes Back and her short story collection Home is A Made-Up Place, winner of the 2020 Eludia Award, will be out in 2023.

In this episode:

• The process of writing a memoir while protecting yourself and your sanity. 
• Ronit’s experience of writing a memoir and interviewing other memoirists on her podcast.
• The various ways memoirs can be written.
• Finding a writing community to join. 

Connect with Ronit:

Book: https://ronitplank.com/when-she-comes-back/

Website: https://ronitplank.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/

Podcast: https://ronitplank.com/podcast-series/

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Connect with Estelle:

Website: https://estelleserasmus.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EstelleSErasmus

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@estelleserasmus

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/estelle.sobel.erasmus/

Estelle’s Classes: https://estelleserasmus.com/classes

Connect with Sherry: 

Website: https://sherrybeckpaprocki.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paprockisherry/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.paprocki

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sherrypaprocki

Book: www.freelancefancy.com

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