December survival strategies for writers

Finding a sense of agency during the wildly unpredictable holiday season.

“So what are you going to do about that for next year?”

This time last year, I was in a year-end planning day for small business owners and I was complaining to my coach, Lara, that December is SO HARD for writers, especially freelance writers. Come December, most publications have used up all their budgets. Assignments are scarce. Editors are just tryin…