31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 14

Do Your Research.

Unless you are writing for an audience of one (yourself), you need to create a list of target markets for your work to get the results you desire.

This can be a list of agents and publishers (for books), editors (for articles) or clients (for corporate work).

Writing a book and want representation? The Safest Way to Search for an Agent and How to Get a Literary Agent for Your Book both have great tips for authors looking for representation. And frequently check the Manuscript W...