What I’ve Learned about Convention Accessibility
by Kate Heartfield In early 2016, I contacted my local speculative-fiction convention and somewhat nervously offered my services as a […]
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The Art of Story Mechanics
by Kate Heartfield
That moment of freeing myself from rigid concepts of right and wrong was also a useful reminder about storytelling.
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How Not to Read Like a Beta Reader
by Kate Heartfield
A few distinct kinds of reading come with the job of being a writer: research, market research, reading for awards ballots and contest juries, reading for sheer pleasure.
And then there’s beta reading or critiquing.