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First Line Frenzy #5: An Editor Reviews Your Opening Line

12:00 EST - Jan 21, 2021

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Rebecca Heyman

Rebecca Faith Heyman has a BA/MA in English and American Literature from NYU, and has been a freelance editor since 2009. She is the founder and director of The Work Conference, an annual writers' event in New York City. She lives outside of Boston with her husband, two kids, and a precocious Siberian cat.

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