{"id":1,"date":"2013-07-22T17:45:22","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tarasheets.com\/news\/?p=1"},"modified":"2018-01-15T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T19:45:25","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tarasheets.com\/news\/2013\/07\/22\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 National RWA Conference in Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, the whirlwind week is over and I\u2019m on the plane heading home to Seattle.\u00a0 I feel happy, exhausted, elated, and most importantly, inspired to start my next book.\u00a0 I can\u2019t say enough wonderful things about my experience this year as a 2013 Golden Heart finalist.\u00a0 I met many new people, pitched to agents and editors, and learned a lot about the publishing industry. 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