NEWSLETTER
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: The Latest at QuickTalk
The Essential Medium Directory, Yana Bostongirl’s Column, QuickTips, & Pub Crawl
We’ve had a few changes around the QuickTalk headquarters so I wanted to send out a quick newsletter to highlight what our current features are and what changes have been made. Hold on to your hats friends, get ready for this fast ride….
The Essential Directory of Medium Publications
QuickTalk is the home of The Essential Directory of Medium Publications — a real-time collaborative spreadsheet created by me (KiKi Walter). All publication owners are welcome to add their pub to the sheet along with details such as if you’re accepting writers, your about statement, and main topics. There is no waiting time — as soon as a pub is added, it populates in the spreadsheet. Make sure you look up your publication first though — I’ve already started with well over 300 pubs in the directory!
This spreadsheet can be searched, sorted, and filtered by users who access it.
The Colors of Life With Yana BostonGirl
Yana Bostongirl joined the Tranquil Tavern editorial team in early February. As an editor, she lends her expertise to The Memoirist, Age of Empathy, and Black Bear. In addition, she’s continuing the work she started at Coffee Times here at QuickTalk with her column Colors of Life—an interview series that explores different aspects of creativity. Please enjoy the first of Yana’s pieces here:
QuickTips
Our QuickTips column publishes tips for Medium writers once a month. Here are some of our most recent QuickTips:
Pub Crawl
My Pub Crawl has been on hiatus for some time, but it’s time to wake it from its slumber and start stumbling into some publications once a month. I’ve set a new rule. I’m going to pick the pub from the directory — so if you’d like your publication featured and you aren’t yet in the directory…there’s another incentive! Here are a few of my features:
Saying Farewell to Our Friday Interview Series With Scot Butwell
We’re sad to announce that with his year-end interview, Scot Butwell closed up shop to focus on some off-platform activities. His weekly column was nothing short of amazing and we could always count on another fabulous writer interview every Friday. (Scot truly found a calling with his interviews!) I want to personally thank Scot for all the hard work he put in and for always being a friendly face around campus. We’ll miss you, Scot!
If you’ve missed any of Scot’s interviews, check out any of his chats with the following writers (click on their names to read the interviews).
- James Scannell (Married to Lu Skerdoo For Almost 50 Years: James Scannell)
- Marilyn Glover (Her Son Was Diagnosed With Autism at 20: Marilyn Glover)
- Yana BostonGirl (Yana Shows the Playful Side of Her Personality: Yana Bostongirl)
- David Perlmutter (A Peek Inside the Brilliant Mind of David Perlmutter: David Perlmutter)
- Christopher Robin (Confessions of an Unfocused Writer: Christopher Robin)
- Jenny Alexander (Finding Love Again After a Divorce: @Jenny Alexander)
- Annie Trevaskis (Diagnosed With Autism at 60: Annie Trevaskis)
- Susan Wheelock (Every Day Struggles of Being a Mom to Three Humans and Two Dogs: Susan Wheelock)
- J.R. Spiers (A Writer Inspired by His Chickens: J.R. Spiers)
- Cindy Heath (Writing a Memoir to Heal Trauma: Cindy Heath)
- Stuart Grant (The Accidental Memoirist: Stuart Grant)
- Aly Brown (Her Fifteen-Year Journey to Find a Literary Agent and Book Publisher
- Andy Spears (The Dark Path of Addiction: Andy Spears)
- G.P. Gottlieb (Sniffing Out Crimes While Baking Vegan Cookies and Pastries: G.P. Gottlieb)
- Natalie (Feliz Navidad From Mexico: Natalie)
- Lynn Collier and Benjamin T. Collier (Ever Want to Write a Book? This Mother and Son Help Indie Authors: Lynne Collier and Benjamin T. Collier)
- Grace Bianco (Finding Her Way Through Writing a Christian Romance Novel: Grace Bianco)
- Mike Butler (What Happened to Mike Butler?: Mike Butler)
- Lisa S. Gerard (Reclaiming Herself and Voice After The End of Her 25-Year Marriage: Lisa S. Gerard)
- Carlos Moreno (A Racist Newspaper Headline Led to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Carlos Moreno)
- Terianne Falcone (She Got Rid of Her Crap and Moved to Italy With Her Cats as Companions: Terianne Falcone)
- Claire Roberts (Finding Stillness and Strength Through Practicing Mindfulness: Claire Roberts)
- Megan Llorente (Rediscovering Her Love of Writing: Megan Llorente)
- Mark Krauss (A One-Night Getaway to Remember: Mark Krauss)
- Deborah Camp (Don’t Mess With This Cat Mom: Deborah Camp)
- Julie KingGood (Struggling to Find Joy and Laughter Amid the Negative Clamor of Life: Julie KingGood)
- MarkfromBoston*Ukraine (A Bostonian Finds Inspiration at an Appalachian Writer’s Retreat: MarkfromBoston 🌻Ukraine)
- Lu Skerdoo (Grieving the Loss of a Beloved Pet: Lu Skerdoo)
- Carly Newberg (Breaking Free From the Cycle of Restrict, Binge, and Purge: Carly Newberg)
- Deb Groves Harman (Cambodia, Spain, and Her Memoir: Debra Groves Harman, MEd)
- Kit Desjacques (Falling In Love In France: Kit Desjacques)
- Trisha Dunbar (Cracking the Dyslexia Code: Trisha Dunbar (She/Her))
- Frank Priegue (“Hey, Pops, Your Grandson Is Cute” Might Piss Off This Autism Dad: Frank Priegue)
- Trisha Dunbar (Ten Terrifying Questions for a Dyslexic Writer With ADHD: Trisha Dunbar (She/Her))
- Bernie Pullen (Prompted to Write About Grief: Bernie Pullen)
- Jill Ebstein (A Book Publishing Dilemma: Jill Ebstein)
- KT Lee (Polyamorous In Portland: kt lee)
- Terry Barr (Telling Secrets of His Hometown: Terry Barr)
- Jillian Amatt (Painting Her Way Around the World: Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages)
- Gerald Sturgill (Digital Nomad Gerald Sturgill: The Sturg)
- KiKi Walter (Talking to The Queen of Memoir: KiKi Walter)
- Kelly Eden (Writing Advice She Lives By: Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach)
- JF Danskin (Writing Fantasy Novels on a Train: JF Danskin)
- Aimée Gramblin (Purging Pain to Write a Memoir: Aimée Brown Gramblin)
- Taylor Davidson (Ghosted After 29 Years of Marriage: Taylor-Grace Davidson
- Michele Maize (The Sober Vegan Yogi) (Writing to Recover from Addiction and Abuse: Michele Maize)
- Ginger Cook (Body Slammed by Her Teenage Son: Ginger Cook)
- Mike Butler (Writing With Humor and Verve, Sex, and Talking Baseball While Peeing: Mike Butler)
- Linda Caroll (How to Succeed On Medium From a Writer With 16K Followers: Linda Caroll)
- Sreese (Writing About the High and Low Points of a Trip to Canada: Sreese)
QuickTalk is exclusively a column-only publication. If you have questions, problems with the directory, or a column pitch, please email quicktalk.pub@gmail.com.
