How To (Really) Finish Your First Book In 2015

It’s that time of year for New Year’s Resolutions. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they come up in all kinds of conversations. Maybe one of your big goals is to publish a book. (Possibly, this has been a resolution of yours for several years, and you just keep transferring it forward.) So this year, why not commit? Make it a priority and knock out that first novel, memoir, or story collection. Here are six tips for making your book happen this year.

4 Women I’m Grateful I Met On A Solo Trip To Guatemala

But when I’m alone, I see the person sitting at the table next to me, or backpacker in my boat taxi. And I often end up talking to them and hearing their story, which tends to forge friendships. I know it enriches my own life.