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January 2019
 Tara Taylor Quinn writes our first guest editorial of the year, talking about finding joy in the changes and new beginnings that might otherwise unsettle us. |  Julian Winters tells us how being brave and pushing out of your comfort zone, can inspire and propel you forward. |  Vanessa Riley tells us how she uses metrics to plan the year ahead, and urges you to blaze your own path. |
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 Cass Lennox shares her 12 point listicle of advice for a fresh start in 2019 and there are some absolute gems on here! |  Jane Godman tells us about the hardest year of her life and how 2019 will, for her, involve digging deep for positivity. |  Olivia Waite shares her hopes for a 2019 filled with funny, heartwarming, diverse f/f romance. |
 No matter how confident we are in our writing, a glimpse of what the publishers are enjoying is always welcome. |  Michelle Douglas outlines her writing focus for 2019: ditching the hyper-masculine romance novel hero in favour of a more modern interpretation. |  Ready to try something new? Ali Williams and Rachel Dove recommend some books you might not know to kick start our reader challenge! |
 Calling all #IntrovertAuthors! Aleksandr Voinov shares the way he copes with large bookish events as an introvert. |  Avril Tremayne shares with us what to do when your opening act takes you in an unexpected direction! |  It's January book reviews time! And our #PHSBookReviews team had another great collection of reads for us to kick off the New Year in true romance style. |
 Welcome to a New Year of The Pink Heart Society Aspiring Authors Group! Christy Kate McKenzie, PHS Senior Editor, will help you kick off 2019 right... |  Our exclusive Free Read this month, is an extract from Mollie Blake's An Unconventional Affair. |  How do you make changes when you haven't made any New Year's resolutions? PHS Editor Kali Anthony shares her suggestions... |
 Em Ali talks about the authors who inspired them to write in 2018, and how they're going to carry that inspiration forward into 2019. |  Aleksandr Voinov tells us about setting goals for the year ahead and the value of evaluating the year just gone. |  Aliette de Bodard shares how she wants to take more risks and allow herself more time off in 2019. |
 Joanna Chambers talks about the happiness principle that is going to govern her writing as she moves forward into 2019. |  Therese Beharrie reveals she plans to build on the small steps of 2018 to take bigger, braver steps in her 2019 writing career. |  Rhoda Baxter talks about writing under her real name for the very first time, and what her plans are as Jeevani Charika going forward... |
 George Loveland explains why the number of books you release in a year doesn't reflect all you've learned. |  Ellie Darkins shares her hopes and goals for 2019 as she steps back into her writing career after maternity leave. |  Adite Banerjie urges us to find balance in our lives for the year ahead, as she talks about her journey to becoming a self-published author. |
 LaQuette has advice on how to successfully reach your goals for 2019 through a positive mindset and those all important SMART targets! |  Jasmine Silvera shares her writing journey to date and how it's influenced her plans for 2019. |  Kayla Bashe shares their wish list for 2019, including better stock photos, more novellas, and less ill-thought-through mpreg. |
 Amy Ruttan talks about working through grief and how her 2019 prep started early. |  Carolyn Hector talks about her goals for the coming year, and how she utilises everything possible to stay on track. |  Patricia Sargeant discusses developing a New Year's Theme for the year ahead, and how sticking to a plan is going to be integral to your success. |
 Lindsay Evans shares her plans for a new writing routine and the 2018 goals she's carrying forward into 2019. |  Michelle Styles shares her hopes and plans for 2019, including being part of a new Viking continuity and developing some of the changes she's made over the last year. |  Mimi Matthews reveals her top tip for recharging and refreshing before starting a new writing project: binge-reading a new book series! |
 Jessica Gilmore tells us how she is centering kindness at the heart of 2019, whilst she juggles working a full-time job and writing. |  Kaia Danielle tells us how trying a different genre revitalised her writing and changed her plans for 2019. |  Sheryl Lister talks about how her mindset is less focused on setting goals, but rather on resolving how to get them done. |
 Sasha Greene tells us how to hone your New Year's Resolutions to focus on one specific aim for the year ahead. |  Amy Andrews talks about the reasons she's super excited for all that 2019 will bring. |  Eilidh K. Lawrence talks going right back to basics in both her writing and for her self-care in 2019. |
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