Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Drawing on her experience as publisher and editor-in-chief of Space & Time magazine, Angela Yuriko Smith explores the most common mistakes she sees in submitted manuscripts from weak openings and overwritten prose to inconsistent point of view, unclear stakes, and endings that fail to deliver.

This practical, encouraging talk will help writers identify problems that may be holding their work back and revise with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.