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Why Place Writing is an Essential Survival Tool
An Unusual Beginning Dru Jaeger’s journey to becoming a published author was unusual. Seven years ago, while working in a social impact business he co-founded, he was approached by Dorling Kindersley, part of Penguin Random House, to write a book. The result was How To Be A Mindful Drinker; published in 2019. Dru Jaeger Dru says, ‘to this day, I am in the extraordinarily privileged position of not knowing how to pitch a book or deal with rejection letters. Instead, I was thrown headlong into content planning, iterating drafts, editors’ notes and PR strategies. I still occasionally get emails f
May 13, 2026
Facing a 50:50 Chance of Survival Made Me Rethink Every Single Thing I Ate
During 2026, ’Lay it on the Line’, a collaboration of seven international writers, explores the theme ‘Rethinking Our Relationship With The Natural World’. We write a letter to each other via Substack and each month one of us responds to the previous lette
May 6, 2026
A Year of Personal Writing: An Anthology
Traces of my Life Generated by Seven Thoughtful Prompts
Apr 29, 2026