Get Your Essays Published Now
Perhaps you’re frustrated by receiving rejection after rejection, no answer at all, or you’re unsure if you’re ready to even send out.
Maybe you’ve had a few pieces published but can’t seem to go further. Maybe you’re frustrated with how few tools you have to turn anecdotes from your life into publishable essays.
You want to share your stories and wisdom. To entertain others, or expand your writing platform.
Add a Meeting With Me
Students of this class can can add a half-hour meeting to vet ideas and troubleshoot your struggles for only $60.
I’ll help you find and select your best raw material to work with. Great essays start with compelling experiences.
This Six-Week Course is PACKED With Information, writing prompts, tips and tricks, and more...
Week 1: Getting Started / Sourcing Material
Week 2: Approaches and Pitfalls
Week 3: Tone and Voice
Week 4: Theme and Motif (and Setting!)
Week 5: Idea-driven vs Plot-driven Essays
Week 6: Revision and Submission
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Designed for those already familiar with the basics of personal essay writing, this class is for exploring specific techniques and personal essay structures. We’ll explore how tools and formats help authors avoid common pitfalls.
Former student Robin Reif:
Modern Love contributor and winner of the 2022 Missouri Review prize in Nonfiction
"Peter has helped me elevate the quality and power of my work through his exceptional craft courses as well as one-on-one coaching.
He has an unerring sense of a story’s center of gravity and the structure that best suits the material. He’s the kind of merciless editor that any serious writer would value. Since working with him, I’ve won awards and had four essays accepted by prestigious literary magazines.
In a star rating, he’d get a full 5 from me.”
Try the Group Class
Try the original group class version of Advanced Personal Essay. The same content, but you'll also get feedback from peers and from Peter Mountford. Of course, you'll also be required to give feedback, so it's quite a lot more work.
Writing Your Modern Love
Despite being by far the most popular personal essay column in the world — spawning countless memoirs, a TV show, and a popular podcast — the NYT’s weekly Modern Love column is one of the writing world’s only true meritocracies. The editor, Dan Jones, definitely doesn’t care who you are — he just wants the best story, told in the best way possible. Learn more HERE.
Work with Peter One-on-One
A popular writing coach and developmental editor. Peter's clients have published bestsellers and dozens of personal essays. Learn more HERE.