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    • Announcing Love Letter Press!

      Posted at 3:53 pm by arlemhawks, on December 5, 2018

      A year ago when I sat down to make my goals for 2018, I chose a word for the year: connect. I wanted to connect to the writing community in better ways than I had before, and I wanted to set myself up to connect with the publishing world.

      I started by signing up for conferences, then signing up for contests, then exchanging manuscripts with other writers. One of my biggest steps was joining a critique group. I was so scared to make that jump, to commit all that time, and to give my work to writers farther along the path than I was.

      But I did it. And the results were amazing.

      Continue reading →

      Posted in Love Letter Press | 2 Comments | Tagged conference, goals, Love Letter Press, New Year's resolutions, owningit, Regency, Storymakers, writing
    • Conference!

      Posted at 3:41 pm by arlemhawks, on May 2, 2018
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      This time tomorrow, I’ll be on a plane heading to my very first writing conference. I’m equal parts excited and scared out of my mind. Wish my luck. 😬

      I’m starting off with a workshop tomorrow afternoon, which is so out of my comfort zone. It sounded like such a good idea when I signed up. 🙄 My inner introvert has been freaking out ever since. My workshop is called “Pub and Polish.” It will be so good for me, but I thought I’d have my manuscript much further along than it is now. Though after reading my fellow students’ work, I’m a little more calm about it. Not because they’re bad (they’re great!), they just aren’t perfect yet. Just like mine. Continue reading →

      Posted in editing, writing | 0 Comments | Tagged conference, Storymakers
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