Opens profile photo
Follow
Click to Follow Susanshapironet
Susan Shapiro
@Susanshapironet
InstantGratificationTakesTooLong writingprof #Binder #ASJA bestselling author/coauthor of 5MENWHOBROKEMY❤️ UNHOOKED FORGIVENESS TOUR & in 2023: AMERICAN SHIELD
New Yorksusanshapiro.netJoined March 2009

Susan Shapiro’s Tweets

Why the hell is every #ATM in downtown #nyc locked & impossible to access on a Friday night in June? To keep the homeless out? can't afford to spend any of its 412.07 billion to hire workers to help? Sucky way to treat loyal customers. Time to switch #banks.
Uptrennd 1up GIF
GIF
1
4
I knew nothing about pitching editors until I took a course with and read her iconic book, The Byline Bible. I did my first pitch to an editor during class and now have bylines in dozens of pubs including Washington Post, NYT, Wired and now HuffPost. Grateful.
Quote Tweet
Poignant inspiring #parenting piece by my former student @abbys480 thanks to awesome @HuffPost editors @noahmichelson @msemilymccombs & @OhThatRajul who help so many students break in! huffpost.com/entry/daughter
3
48
Square profile picture
David Simon, the creator of The Wire, says he’s on strike to protect new generations of writers and make sure they aren’t exploited by studios. He also explains how studios are cutting jobs to please shareholders and making TV shows almost impossible to run. cc
Embedded video
9:09
322.9K views
72
7,134
Another amazing opportunity to take online pitching class! Starts Tuesday. Not too late to sign up. #freelancewriter #WritingCommnunity
Quote Tweet
Meet 15 top #newspaper #magazine #editors open for new #writers in my exciting #online #writing #pitching #class starting Tue 5/9. Email [email protected] for more info & thanks for helping me spread the word! #essays #opeds #articles #howto #profiles #humor #memoir #books
Image
10
This is wonderful. Congrats to & #ASJA awards!
Quote Tweet
Great news: my writing guide BOOK BIBLE just won an @ASJAhq book award & @oneheartcity my former 🌟@NewSchoolWrites student won for essays thanks to #ASJA @agent_ayesha @SWekstein @skyhorsepub @simonschuster @KathMSchmidt @TheNewSchool @NewSchoolAlumni asja.org/what-we-do/awa
Image
6
Congrats to my workshop colleague author of the dazzling #wine memoir TO FALL IN LOVE DRINK THIS nominated by !
Quote Tweet
Congratulations to the 2023 Media nominees for the James Beard Awards presented by @CapitalOne! The Media Awards cover outstanding achievements in Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism. Learn more about this year's #jbfa nominees: bit.ly/41U3yqM
Image
1
9