Essays on Being a Poor Kid in Wealthy Spaces
A collection of bitingly funny yet touching essays on surviving around the wealthy and privileged as an inner-city Latina who fought her way into private school and the entertainment industry.
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Ellie Guzman is a first-generation American, first-generation college student, and first-generation dog owner. She's a small Latina obsessed with comedy, coupons, and Cheetos.
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Hi everyone!
Oh my goodness, I can't believe the time has come! Okay, I am closing out the campaign because I've found a publisher!! WHEEEEEEE!!! I know it's been a …
All the best, Ellie.
Go Ellie!! Love your video haha. Wishing you success ahead! :P
Looking forward to it Ellie ! No pressure, chill. I would put money towards a husky university in Canada, if it comes to that ! Love your writing.
Just keep up the good work and we all eventually get there
Every single damn piece of your writing I've enjoyed more than you know...this isn't really a pay-it-forward, but more like a pay-you-back for allowing me to read your work for free. Plus, you're like my spirit animal. Don't let the doubts get you down...you can SOOO do this Ellie!!
Thank you all so much! <3
I'm looking forward to the book.
Ellie, being in Canada myself, I have to warn you that if you 'run away to Canada' that won't free you from writing this book. I love your outlook on life so much that I would track you down at your new astronaut university, drag you away from the dog pack and force you to finish it ;-) I love who you are and how you express it in words as I know thousands of others do so please, keep writing and above all, keep smiling.
Hugs,
John
Follow your dreams despite the attitude of men, I have a son and I have determined it's gotta be in their genes to view us as needing protection even though I was the only one in the house earning the money to keep us together. Listen and learn ways to get your ideas across to men, just takes a little longer for them to process --Maria Rose
Keep following your dreams! I wish you great success!
go! :)
Hey Ellie!
I stumbled upon your Medium page and loved your story on how men should not have a monopoly on vulgarity. I fell down the hyperlink rabbit hole and eventually landed on your Publishizer page.
I love your voice and am SO looking forward to your book. As enticing as a husky dog astronaut university sounds, I hope you'll do the Right Thing (TM) and share more of your writing with us, your eagerly awaiting readers.
I hope you're doing well! Greetings from good ol' Mexico.
Jules
Way to go, Ellie! You can do it!
Write on, Ellie!
Ellie Guzman is a brilliant writer and the world queen of sarcasm. She can scorch your paternalistic, racist, body-shaming foolishness into a dry little cinder with her blasting blowtorch wit.
Her high-impact prose demonstrates that she has mastered the art of writing truth that connects with universal experiences PLUS she's hysterically funny.
She's made me laugh out loud many, many times and yet, when I've stopped laughing, I find that I've learned from Ellie.
I want you to learn from her too.
Buy her book.
Now.
Buy a couple of copies, like I've done.
Buy ten.
Buy twenty.
Buy a hundred of them and give them away as gifts, like I'm planning to.
Support Ellie's unique voice - you'll have done something truly worthwhile today if you do.
Good Luck!
Much love and best wishes from another, as yet, unpublished writer. Enjoy your stuff. A former resident of the Valley, I enjoy the L A references and your take on that world. Keep up the good work. (How's that for banality?)
I love your writing and relate to your stories. I wish you all the best with your book! :)
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on June 27, 2017, 12:21 a.m.
Best of good fortune for you Ellie!