Cover Reveal: Writer’s Yearbook 2025

The 2025 Writer’s Yearbook, presented by Writer’s Digest, is a comprehensive resource for writers who need a boost to finish the year on a strong note or start planning their new years’ writing goals. Featuring the top websites and markets for writers, plus articles on freelancing, creativity, writing book-length works, and attracting an agent, this special publication has something for any writer looking to get their work published.

Available on newsstands only, now through February 11, 2025.

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What’s Inside:

2024 The Year in Publishing: Publishing expert Jane Friedman explains the most important publishing topics of the year, and how they affect you. By Jane Friedman

Preparation & Progress

– Kill With Your Critique—The Good Way: Learn techniques to give valuable feedback to critique partners. By Ryan G. Van Cleave

– Hone Crucial Content Editing Skills: Work on revising your own work by understanding two critical elements: point of view and setting. By Kim Catanzarite

– The Art of People Watching: Observing people can help you create characters on the page, if you know what to look for. By Michael La Ronn

Freelancer’s Workshop

– How Much Should I Charge: The creator of Funds for Writers did all the research on the going rates freelancers can and should charge. By C. Hope Clark

– Milking the Cow, Part 1 and Part 2: Don Vaughan gives advice for how freelancers writers can make most of every article idea to boost their revenue and portfolio. By Don Vaughan

– Tantalizing Titles: Submitting article pitches with a catchy title can sometimes be the difference between getting the assignment or not. Estelle Erasmus breaks down her techniques for creating tantalizing titles. By Estelle Erasmus

Book Building

– Turning Real People Into Characters Is an Act of Translation: How to balance truth and subjectivity when writing about the self and others in memoir. By Lilly Dancyger

– The Big Reveal: Write a compelling story by understanding how and when to reveal crucial information to readers for maximum impact. By Tiffany Yates Martin

– Thematic Writing: How to use symbols and allegory to add richness and depth to your writing. By Jane K. Cleland

– Anchoring Characters in a Series: Seven techniques for writing a series-sustainable character. By Yasmin Angoe

For Your Reference

– The 26^th Annual 101 Best Websites: This list singles out the best resources for established and beginning writers across all genres. By The Editors of WD

– Top 100 Magazine Markets for Writers: The editors of WD have found 100 of the hottest markets and shares all the details for your best bet at publication. By Moriah Richard and Hannah Spicer

– Demystifying the Author Website: Whitney Hill breaks down why it’s critical for authors to have their own websites (and not rely on social media), and how you can get started. By Whitney Hill

– Reach Out to Readers: Author Newsletters 101: Just as it’s important to have an author website, having a corresponding author newsletter can be just as beneficial. Whitney Hill shares the value of newsletters and steps for starting your own. By Whitney Hill

– Analyzing Agent Responses: Former editor and literary agent Kesia Lupo explains the different kinds of common responses from literary agents to your query letter. By Kesia Lupo

– Understanding Agency Agreements: You got the offer from a literary agent. Should you sign? Literary agent Caryn Wiseman explains what you should look for in a legitimate agency agreement before you say yes to the agent. By Caryn Wiseman

– How Writing Software Can Help Your Craft: Two writing programs offer unique ways for writers to organize their creative process. By Jennifer Chen