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#26: How Writing Retreats Can Improve Your Craft - K.J. Holmes

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Send us Fan MailWant to know how to improve your writing but not sure where to start? In this episode of 'What! The Heys', Fantasy and Romance author K.J. Holmes breaks down all the amazing ways you can improve your writing from attending writing retreats, hiring an editor, and entering various writing competitions. What's more, she also discusses her writing routine, the key texts that have influenced her work, and how A.I. continues to affect the publishing industry.Perfect for writers and creators everywhere.Support the showIf you like this episode you can check out my novel, Jack Strong and the Red Giant, about a 12 year old boy’s adventures on a strange, alien spaceship:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M22USREAnd my poetry collection, ‘Made in China’, which features 50 sonnets on life in modern China:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DMLPYZR

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Send us Fan Mail Want to know how to improve your writing but not sure where to start? In this episode of 'What! The Heys', Fantasy and Romance author K.J. Holmes breaks down all the amazing ways you can improve your writing from attending writing retreats, hiring an editor, and entering various writing competitions. What's more, she also discusses her writing routine, the key texts that have influenced her work, and how A.I. continues to affect the publishing industry. Perfect fo...

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