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Heather is currently seeking representation.
Contact Email
startupheather (at) gmail (dot) com
50-word bio
Heather Startup, a novelist and short-story writer, graduated from Queens University of Charlotte with a creative writing MFA. Her work has appeared in several online publications.
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Heather is a captionist for students who are Deaf and hard of hearing. She also offers copywriting and editing services as an independent contractor.
150-word bio
Heather is a writer and workshop instructor living in Central Florida. She is currently working on a novel and several short stories, and she is seeking representation for her YA novel, Undoing. Her favorite reading material is literary fiction, YA, and anything with a well-executed twist ending.
Heather has taught college-level English classes and currently captions lectures for students who are Deaf and hard of hearing at the University of Central Florida. She also provides editing and copywriting services as an independent contractor. At writers' conferences, she has spoken on such topics as point of view, character, political fiction, and finding—or making—time to write.
Heather lives with her husband, Jesse, in Lake Mary, and although they have no children or pets, she does have a cactus named Cactniss Evergreen, which she waters faithfully once a week. She has not yet named the bamboo.
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Publications
"Two Days," The Copperfield Review, May 2013
"What's Next To Go," The Satirist, May 2014
"Conversion," Milk Journal, January 2016
Undoing, unpublished young adult novel (seeking representation)
Workshops Available
The Work / Life / Writing Balance
Political Fiction
Good Heavens: Infusing the Afterlife into Your Fiction
A Visit from the Geek Squad: How Your Fiction Can Embrace Technological Advances
Character
Point of View
Making Time to Write
Editing Your Manuscript
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Other writing and teaching topics available upon request
Guest Blog Post Topics Available
Writing and teaching topics available upon request