
Elissa Bassist
@elissabassist
“Write, Elissa Bassist. Not like a girl. Not like a boy. Write like a motherfucker.” -Advice @CherylStrayed / Author of HYSTERICAL, a cookbook / Teacher
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My heartfelt thanks to Elissa Bassist for accepting my first piece at The Rumpus I am beyond grateful for the enthusiasm and guidance I received from her and Gina DeLuca ✏️ Funny Women: 10 Most Anticipated AI-Generated Books therumpus.net/2024/06/07/fun… via The Rumpus

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“Write as if your family, exes, and enemies were illiterate. I cannot write one word if I think about my Aunt Janie knowing how to read.” Hysteria author Elissa Bassist has great advice for essayists and memoirists on writing about other people: open.substack.com/pub/elissabass…



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"You can pretend to be a writer, but you can’t pretend to write. So, write." - Elissa Bassist, Writing Workshops Dublin, 2024 (Elissa Bassist)
