Writer's Digest

Four Reasons Why This Can Be Your Year to Find Publishing Success

The great thing about a new year is that I can close the book on the previous year and plot out all the limitless opportunities for the next 12 months. Whatever goals I did or did not fulfill the previous year no longer matter, because I’ve got a blank slate ready to be filled with new awesome. And I get to decide what new awesome I’m going to chase.

This year, I can finish my novel; I can rework my poetry collection; and I can commit to making one new article pitch per week. These are things I can do, but why limit yourself to my goals? You can do so much more or

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