Michelle Levy, Editor & Essayist

Contracts Revealed! To help writers and editors prepare for a successful literary collaboration

CONTRACTS REVEALED! Free post where I show redacted author-editor agreements, to help writers who are seeking an editor develop some know-how, and to help editors who might want to borrow some language for their own work-for-hire agreements. open.substack.com/pub/thetraum...

Netflix Gets Trippy With Aaron Rodgers 'Aaron Rodgers: Enigma' follows the controversial NFL star through an injury and a spiritual journey.

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Much anticipated documentary. Add to watchlist!

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Live and create… with uncertainty

Omg I just watched the trailer. So kitschy. Hey I’m watching Images. Check it out now on Prime Video! watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=a...

Female erasure is real… and has slim odds of succeeding, in any case

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We sound likeminded indeed

I’m apolitical, as far as anyone knows. I’m a book editor and essayist. It’s my job to be excruciatingly neutral.

That’s quite an accolade. Look forward to it.

My theory is it’s a failing of education. Most people’s last science class was in high school, and they were barely paying attention. Know how many men don’t know what a fallopian tube is or how menstruation and birth work? 🙈 Great discussion, @jamiezvirzdin.bsky.social !

Grab an excerpt. Call it starting in medias res + ending with a cliffhanger 😉

Accessing Creative Flow Why this may be harder for trauma survivors + resources for bringing safety, empowerment, and transformation to your creative practice

WHY IS IT HARDER FOR A TRAUMA SURVIVOR TO GET INTO THE FLOW STATE?

Did you know there are neuronal markers for “flow proneness”?

Understanding this fascinating feature of flow can help writers access their inner minds with ease.

The Trauma-Sensitive Editor | Michelle Levy | Substack This is a Substack for writers and editors who are shaping difficult material into art. My approach is process-oriented, with an eye to the impact of trauma storytelling on our society. My aim is to e...

Trauma writers, and editors shepherding the disruptive, heartbreaking, and triumphant stories of our day, please visit my Substack

Paid Call for Personal Essay Submissions Writing guidelines for unpublished essays about work and career, relationships, parenting and family, health, grief, LGBTQIA+, and our relationship with our belongings for Open Secrets subscribers

*CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*

Much respect for the writing here. Small pay, but thoughtful essays (1,000 words)