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This month on writermag.com
Mud Month • Finding hope in the slog through the slush pile.
THE cozy season • SNUGGLE UP WITH YOUR WINTERTIME W.I.P. AND THESE SOOTHING STAPLES.
Down to brass tacks • How I make Twitter work for me.
The postscript • A tweet I sent offering help to freelance writers in November went viral. Here’s what I learned after my phone went silent.
FROM MESS TO SUCCESS • A WRITER’S GUIDE TO REVISION.
YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT – AND MORE • WHY IT’S OK TO PURSUE MORE THAN ONE PASSION – PLUS PRO TIPS ON HOW TO DO IT SUCCESSFULLY.
AN INTROVERT’S GUIDE TO WRITING CONFERENCES • Hate crowds? Love alone time? Shudder violently at the mere thought of ‘networking?’ You, too, can succeed at a writing conference! Here’s how.
TIPS FOR FELLOW INTROVERTS
THE BEST WRITING CONFERENCES IN THE U.S. • YOUR VOTES ARE IN! Here are the 2020 winners of our annual Best Writing Conferences in America survey.
The Lascaux Review • This online journal publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that’s both accessible and moving.
Belize Writers’ Conference • Capped at just 30 attendees, this spring conference offers authors the chance to mingle with agents in an intimate and beautiful Caribbean setting.
Workshoppy
Jami Attenberg
EXCERPT • From All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg.