Stephanie Barko Literary Publicist https://stephaniebarko.com/ Nonfiction & Historical Fiction Book Promo Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:47:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://stephaniebarko.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sb-logo-75x75.jpg Stephanie Barko Literary Publicist https://stephaniebarko.com/ 32 32 Ten Questions to Develop Your 2022 Writing Goals https://stephaniebarko.com/2022-writing-goals/ https://stephaniebarko.com/2022-writing-goals/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:11:02 +0000 https://stephaniebarko.com/?p=34208 Ten Questions To Develop Your Writing Goals Answering the ten questions below will help you develop your writing goals. Are the questions a definitive list of what you want to ask yourself? No. Are the questions going to change your life? No, but they could change your year and provide some support. Are the questions […]

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