“It shows that you’re writing intentionally, that you know what you’re doing, that the reader can trust you, when you make promises… early in the story.” Apex Magazine Managing Editor, Rebecca E Treasure, talks about the power of promises in your story in this excerpt from her live workshop, “Six Powerful Exercises For Polishing Your Prose.”

Rebecca grew up reading in the Rockies and has lived in many places, including Tokyo, Japan & Stuttgart, Germany. Rebecca’s short fiction has been published by or is forthcoming from Flame Tree, Zooscape Magazine, Galaxy’s Edge, Air & Nothingness Press, and others. She is the managing editor at Apex Magazine. Rebecca reads, edits, and writes when she’s not playing Stardew Valley or raising her children. She is fueled by cheese-covered starch and corgi fur. Find her on the internet: https://linktr.ee/rebeccaetreasure.