A Writer's Notebook

A Writer's Notebook

Share this post

A Writer's Notebook
A Writer's Notebook
Essay Camp Postscript
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Essay Camp

Essay Camp Postscript

How to move from your Essay Camp drafts to ideas for an essay.

Summer Brennan's avatar
Summer Brennan
Nov 06, 2023
∙ Paid
73

Share this post

A Writer's Notebook
A Writer's Notebook
Essay Camp Postscript
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
33
4
Share
The arm of the writer reaches for the meaning in the essay, or something. Getty.

Hello again!

I wanted to share a little talk that I recorded this morning, where I walk you through my own process of beginning to edit a five things draft into an essay. I’ve had more than a few requests to demonstrate this, so I decided I would go for it. Unfortunately I did not really have the time to turn it into a written post for today, but I thought a mini lecture might be of interest in its place.

In the following recording, I read a brief 500 word “five things” draft that I wrote this morning—before I decided to record this, in fact—and then discuss some of the different ways that I might be able to turn what I have written into an essay of various types.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to A Writer's Notebook to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Summer Brennan
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More