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First Line Frenzy #6: An Editor Reviews Your Opening Line

15:00 EST - May 26, 2021

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Rebecca Heyman

Rebecca 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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