Author Advice from 2023 for a Better 2024

It’s a new year, and with it comes new goals and resolutions.

(5 Reasons Why Writers Should Consider Podcasting)

For creative people and creative writers, new year’s resolutions can be either a blank canvas or a roll-over from last year’s goals. This isn’t to say we didn’t achieve what we wanted in 2023—more that writing is difficult, and publishing is slow. So, not everything can happen in the course of a single calendar year.

Whether you’re hitting restart on your resolutions or reevaluating last year’s, our first episode of season three of Writer’s Digest Presents looks back on the writing advice we received from authors and editors in 2023 to starts us off strong in 2024.

You can find the full episodes from each of these moments here:

Writing Charismatic Villains: In Conversation with Cherie Dimaline

How to Misdirect Your Readers: A Conversation with Lydia Kiesling

AI Stole My Name: A Chat with Jane Friedman

Combining Genres to Keep Readers Guessing

How to Self-Edit Your Novel (with Tiffany Yates Martin)

How to Write a Dramedy (with Byron Lane)

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