Surviving a Social Media Witch Hunt and Threading a Theme Through Your Memoir with Natalie MacLean

Send us Fan Mail Natalie MacLean joins the Writing Your Resilience podcast to talk about surviving a social media witch hunt, how it impacted her relationship with alcohol, threading a theme through her memoir and marketing your book like a pro. Natalie’s Bio: Natalie MacLean, named the World's Best Drinks Journalist, has also won four James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. She’s the bestselling author of Red, White and Drunk All Over. Her new memoir, Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much has just become a national bestseller and has been described as “This decade’s Eat Pray Love.” She hosts the NYT recommended podcast, Unreserved Wine Talk, and offers popular online wine and food pairing classes at www.nataliemaclean.com. Resources Mentioned During This Episode Natalie’s Juicy Book Bonuses Natalie’s Reader Guide Five Takeaways From the Time’s Investigation into Child Influencers Signs of Alcoholism or Alcohol Use Disorder SAMHSA’s National Helpline Official Transcript Episode Highlights 4:00 Developing Your Voice 5:52: Dealing with an Online Pile On 10:00 Caring For Yourself While Writing a Tough Story 13:00 Re-evaluating Your Relationship with Alcohol 21:00 The Struggles of Working in the Male-Dominated Wine Industry 27:00 Threading the Witch Theme into This Story 32:00 The Power of Book Club Guides and Bonuses 38:00 Rebuilding Your Relationship to Social Media After a Pile On Connect with Natalie: Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn TikTok Goodreads YouTube Threads Unreserved Wine Talk Podcast Natalie’s Book Bub Page Connect with your host, Lisa: Get Your Free Copy of Write More, Fret Less Website Instagram YouTube Facebook LinkedIn Sign up for Psychology of Character Development for Memoirists Produced by Espresso Podcast Production Visit https://lisacooperellison.com/yourdesign/ and use promo code RESILIENCE to get 30% off your foundational report. Visit https://lisacooperellison.com/yourdesign/ and use promo code RESILIENCE to get 30% off your foundational report. Building Better Memoir Scenes: https://janefriedman.com/building-better-memoir-scenes-with-lisa-cooper-ellison/ Connect with your host, Lisa: Get Your Free Copy of Ditch Your Inner Critic: https://lisacooperellison.com/subscribe/ Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedIn Produced by Espresso Podcast Production