Courtney Maum

1 week ago | courtneymaum.substack.com | Courtney Maum

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2 weeks ago | courtneymaum.substack.com | Courtney Maum

Welcome to Before and After the Book Deal, a reader-supported publication that teaches you to write better while gaining insights about the publishing industry at large. To get the full experience from this newsletter, consider joining our community of 39K+ subscribers. Hello and happy Wedneday.

2 weeks ago | courtneymaum.substack.com | Courtney Maum

Hello there and happy Sunday,Last week, I had an article come out in The Guardian about the medical gaslighting I experienced in my nearly four decade-long hunt for a solution to my chronic insomnia. Here’s an excerpt from that piece:When I tell people that I have immense trouble with sleep, what they hear is that I’m difficult, neurotic, a diva with control issues. For nearly 40 years, every doctor I’ve pleaded with has announced that the problem is in my head.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Courtney Maum

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3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Courtney Maum

In February, I taught memoir writing at a conference in Mexico where the faculty is traditionally put up with local hosts. Mine was especially communicative in the months leading up to my arrival, going out of his way to indicate affordable rooftop bars, the finest locations to view murals, and general best practices for the city he’d adopted as his own. So when I told my host that I have chronic insomnia, I felt he’d take me seriously, given how generous he’d been in his emails.