Posted by Every January, I feel like time has flown by so fast that I can’t seem to remember what I’ve done the whole year! Is it the same for everyone?
I couldn’t conjure up an acceptance since my last post, but I hope the new year brings with it good news in the writing inbox!
It may seem like the lit mag world slows down during the year-end and holiday season. But the plethora of submission calls suggests otherwise! There are still plenty of places you can send work to, so polish that piece and get going!
The Practicing Writer 2.0: January 2025
79 Calls for Submissions in January 2025 – Paying markets
68 Free Writing Contests in January 2025 – No entry fees
And a bonus 2025 New Year’s Writing Resolution (for writers): Recycle Your Work
And there’s a few links I’ve bookmarked:
Writing is fun, actually. Especially when it’s hard
A good productivity tip: How the “two-day rule” can make your daily work-life much easier – Big Think
I valued this article thanks to my new poetry-writing practice: The 4 Best Techniques for Revising Poetry
How to Edit Your Own Work by Meghan O’Rourke
A possibly controversial opinion but worth considering: Pity the Short Story Writer
How to answer this question: “Are You a Good Writer?”
Learn by reading the best: 2024’s Best Flash Fiction: And why I love them by MANDIRA PATTNAIK
I found this quite helpful: A Quick Start Guide to Children’s and Young Adult Publishing
I recently heard about the Manifesto of Speculative Nonfiction
A funny but still true and inspiring one: An Interview With Three Timeless Writers: The Newb, the Ego, and the Pro
A great story to read and enjoy: Patient X — Split Lip Magazine
Instead of achievements, consider 4 Reflections to Close the Year by Radha Marcum
A look at the future: What Book Publishing Needs to Consider in 2025
If you’re looking to finish your book, you will like this: This Year You’ll Finish Your Book…Here’s How at The Brevity Blog
How to get the most out of your writing in 2025
These prompts were for the year-end but they’re so good it doesn’t matter when you do them! Give them a shot: With Gratitude: 15 Prompts to get us through the rest of this tired old year
That’s for now, phew! I hope the new year brings much success in writing or indeed, whatever field you’re looking for!
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