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Hey, #WritingCommunity! For #AuthorsForFireys, the amazing @sl_huang and I are putting out a mentorship! This includes a six-month mentorship where we give you writing career guidance AND critique your query.

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Bid in comments! ❤️
Details! For 6 mths, you can email us with business/career questions that are writing-related. For ex: How do you even get started?! Do you need agents? Plotting or pantsing? Short stories? How to get critique partners? MONEY! How does it work in publishing? Trade or self pub?
A little bit abt us: @sl_huang is an Amazon-bestselling author of ZERO SUM GAME and NULL SET (Tor). She is an MIT graduate, stuntwoman, & firearms expert.

My YA Suspense, THE OBSESSION, is coming from Sourcebooks in 2021. I am an Oxford graduate, Pitchwars mentor, & query wizard
Auction ends Jan 11. Bids are for donations to CFA to fight Australian bushfires. Pls bid in Aus dollars. Thank you so much for your bids, everyone! 🙏

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