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My Round Table Mentorship 2024 Experience

Erika Romero — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:33:27 +0000

On January 12, 2024, I found out that I had been chosen as a Round Table 2024 mentee. Jessica Yoon had picked me as her mentee among the many applicants. Unlike the PBChat mentorship of 2022, which was for three months, this would be a year-long mentorship. Here’s how it went… Many Zoom Meetings The Round Table mentorship included quarterly Zoom meetings with your mentor, …

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2023 Recap: Reflecting on the Year

Erika Romero — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 20:40:24 +0000

My second full year seriously pursuing a writing career is coming to an end in a few days. In this post, I want to reflect on what I worked on and accomplished this year. I did not get an agent or a book deal, but there is still a lot I’m proud of. I want to commemorate my progress on this website, for future Erika …

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Spring Fling Kidlit 2023

Erika Romero — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:40:30 +0000

After my honorable mention win in #50PreciousWords last month, I decided to try my hand at #SpringFlingKidlit this month. If you haven’t heard of this contest, find out more. In this post, I’m sharing my entry. via GIPHY A Feast By: Erika Romero Word Count: 51 Across the town, Deep in a meadow, My flowers lie asleep. They await the day, They hope for the …

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My Top PBChat Mentorship Takeaways

Erika Romero — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 20:44:23 +0000

The official mentoring element of the 2022 PBChat Mentorship experience has come to an end. My relationship with my mentor, Ana Siqueira, isn’t over. And the showcase is still coming up. But for now, I wanted to reflect on what I’ve learned during this amazing 3-month mentorship. For anyone unfamiliar with the PBChat Mentorship, you can find out more on Justin Colón’s website. 1. It’s …

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2022 Writing Goals

Erika Romero — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:57:13 +0000

A new year has begun. Let’s talk writing goals… My Writing Goals I do the theme of “X goals in 20X”. In other words, “22 goals in 2022.” That probably sounds overwhelming, but most of the goals are small or very manageable. Of these goals, 6 are writing-related. So, for accountability, I’m sharing them here. Goal 1: Post Monthly on My Erika Romero Writes Website …

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Fall Writing Frenzy Entry: Mother Moon

Erika Romero — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Here’s my entry for the Fall Writing Frenzy 2021 contest. If you don’t know what that is, head over here. I look forward to reading the other entries! Mother Moon By: Erika Romero [ART: The gestation/birth period of various woodland creatures.] [Word Count: 34; Image: 2] The moon watches, and waits, and wonders what the night will bring. The moon lights, and lifts, and loves …

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My First Conference Pitching Experience

Erika Romero — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:53:01 +0000

I decided to pitch at this year’s SCBWI Summer Conference. It was a digital experience, where 10 pitchers were in a Zoom call with the editor or agent we signed up to pitch to. We each had 2 minutes to pitch, and 4 minutes of feedback. We could pitch our story or read the first manuscript page (250 words). Here’s how it went… I pitched …

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I Am Here: Where I Am on the Publishing Journey

Erika Romero — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:43:28 +0000

Now that I’ve completed the basic work needed to create this website, it’s time to write the first post. I thought the best place to start is here in the “Write” section. If I want to use this website as a record of my publishing journey, then I better create a post that describes where I am currently at on my journey. So here we …

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