Writing at the Edge of Culture
A Live Q&A with Virginia Heffernan
Being a working writer today means staying nimble: adapting your craft, your platform, and your thinking as culture, technology, and politics keep colliding in new ways.
Few writers have navigated that collision with as much intelligence (and wit) as Virginia Heffernan.
From the New York Times, Wired, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic to her Substack Magic + Loss, Virginia has built a career that moves fluidly between institutions and independent platforms without losing her voice or her values.
On Friday, February 6th, Virginia joins Author Insider for a live Q&A about how writers can build careers that keep up with this relentlessly changing world.
What We’ll Cover
This will be an informal, practical conversation for working writers trying to make sense of the new writing economy. We’ll talk about things like:
Staying relevant in a fast-changing media landscape
Building loyal readers beyond traditional outlets
Finding a voice that cuts through the noise
Writing about tech, politics, and culture without losing clarity or style
Bring your questions about craft, Substack, audience-building, and staying sane while chronicling a world that’s constantly on fire.
If you’re serious about building a writing career that can flex with the moment—across platforms, politics, and cultural shifts—this is the kind of conversation you don’t want to miss.
This live Q&A is open to paid and founding members only.
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I hope to see you there!
Best,
Panio Gianopoulos
Editorial Director, Author Insider & The Next Big Idea Club