Brad Wetzler is the author of the new memoir "Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing" (Hachette, 2023) and "Real Mosquitoes Don't Eat Meat" (W.W. Norton, 2005). He is a memoir writing coach, podcaster, and yoga teacher. Brad began his career as an editor and adventure-travel writer. He served as a senior editor at Outside magazine and was a contributing editor at Outside, National Geographic Adventure, and George magazines. Brad has written hundreds of articles and essays on wide-ranging topics. He writes books and articles and hosts a podcast about adventure healing, emotional wellness, and faith and spirituality. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Ten years ago, I hit rock bottom for about the tenth time. I was battling depression and an addiction to psychiatric medications. I barely had enough money to pay next month’s rent. With nowhere to turn, I, an adventure writer by profession and at heart, decided the only option I had was to hit the […]
When I moved to Austin, Texas, from Boulder, Colorado, last year, it took me about three hours to discover and fall in love with Barton Springs Pool, an old-school, thousand-foot-long, three-acre public pool built in 1932 and fed by cool, underground springs. Most summer mornings, after I finish my coffee, I arrive at The Springs […]
This month, I’m wrapping up final revisions on my forthcoming memoir, Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing, published by Hachette Books in March of 2023. (You can pre-order a copy now on Amazon.) The book tells how I became a successful freelance adventure and political journalist. How my life fell apart due to […]
Hi Friends, Brad here. I’m happy to tell you about a new writing course that I’ll be offering in July. It’s called Writing to Find Your Fire. It’s a 6-week course in which you’ll LEARN how to write a transformational memoir and you will COMPLETE the first 50-pages of a memoir that you will be able to publish or share […]
I’ve edited a lot of memoirs and coached a lot of memoir writers during my career. I know my way around this genre. But it wasn’t until I wrote a memoir and sold it to a major publishing house, Hachette Book Group, that I came to fully understand one of the most important truths about […]
In this 30-minute writing lesson, writing teacher and book writing coach Brad Wetzler discusses various techniques writers can use to turn our complex human personalities into coherent characters that the reader can make sense of and follow through the course of a story.
Struggling to write a nonfiction book or memor? In this video, writing teacher Brad Wetzler discusses his VAST Method of Narrative Writing. It will help you make progress, finish, and publish your book.
In this 30-minute writing tutorial, writing teacher and book writing coach Brad Wetzler discusses the difference between showing and telling in narrative writing and how to write in a more embodied way. Here are a few of the concepts Brad Wetzler addresses: 1. What is showing? Showing involves writing in a way that allows the reader to […]
Are you struggling to write a memoir or nonfiction book? Your writing will get stronger when you understand the three arcs of narrative writing: physical, emotional, and intentional.
In this 30-minute nonfiction and memoir instructional video, writing teacher and book writing coach Brad Wetzler discusses tangible ways that writers can clean up their sentences and write more powerfully. Here are a few concepts that Brad discusses: 1. Lean on strong verbs. 2. Lose the adverbs. 3. Lose adjectives when possible, too. 4. […]
Brad Wetzler, author, journalist, award-winning editor, book writing coach, and yoga/mindfulness teacher, discusses how to structure your memoir or nonfiction book.
Brad Wetzler, author, journalist, award-winning editor, book writing coach, and yoga/mindfulness teacher, presents a 30-minute write course on how to write more powerful scenes and anecdotes in memoir and nonfiction.
Struggling to find your author voice in memoir or nonfiction? This 30-minute video will help you write a book and become a published author.
Do you wish to learn how to write and publish travel articles and essays? This 30-minute instructional video by author, journalist, and travel writer Brad Wetzler will give you all the information you need to succeed.
