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A WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR
REGULARS
THE WORLD OF WRITING
Bad endings, Booker bustups, matchbook collecting and a risk-taking career change, with a singing robot soundtrack, in the wide world of writing
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We want to hear your news and views on the writing world, your advice for fellow writers – and don’t forget to tell us what you would like to see featured in a future issue
Editorial calendar
Strong forward planning will greatly improve your chances with freelance submissions. Here are some themes to consider for the coming months
Be realistic
Patrick Forsyth suggests recognising the circumstances currently facing editors
Look on the bright side
Helpful advice from Lynne Hackles if darker days are making you blue
Permanentchange
Patrick Forsyth considers changing times and the opportunities they present
ASK THE EXPERTS
What if…my publisher goes out of business?
Martin Reed of the Society of Authors looks at what happens to authors if their publishing company can’t survive the health crisis
Make ‘em laugh
Piers Blofeld reminds the industry that even though dullness is the order of the day in lockdown, its job is to entertain as well as inform
ASK A LITERARY CONSULTANT
Helen Corner-Bryant reassures a writer who is struggling to research their novel in lockdown
SURVEYS
Learn how to compile an effective survey to help with your research with advice from Tarja Moles
BEHIND THE TAPE
Expert advice to get the details right in your crime fiction, from serving police officer Lisa Cutts
CREATIVE WRITING
TREADING A FINE LINE
Nydia Hetherington on the power of imagination and blending the real and the fantastical in her circus-set debut
First lines for fiction
Pamela Price explores techniques to achieve that elusive hook in the opening lines of your novel
The ripple effect
Give your scenes added value with advice from Adrian Magson
Under the Microscope
Author and creative writing lecturer James McCreet applies his forensic criticism to the first 300 words of a reader’s manuscript
Planning for the future
An uncertain future doesn’t mean writers shouldn’t contemplate goals for the year ahead, suggests Margaret James
The magic touch
A short story by H G Wells inspires Helen M Walters to explore conjuring tricks you can use to enthral your readers
AS A MATTER OF FACT…
Are you interested in writing non-fiction for children? Amy Sparkes asks four children’s authors for their top tips
A load of old trope – HORROR
Alex Davis turns to horror in his series on tropes and how to use them – or avoid them
INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES
Mystery invention
How do you write a mystery that honours the traditions of the genre but brings it bang up to date? Stuart Turton explains all to Tina Jackson
ELLA ALLBRIGHT / NIKKI MOORE
The romantic novelist shares the fi ve books that have meant the most to her
CIRCLES’ ROUNDUP
If your writing group would like to feature here, whether you need new members, have an event to publicise or to suggest tips for other groups, email Tina Jackson, tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk
SUBSCRIBER SPOTLIGHT
Share your writing success stories. If you subscribe to Writing Magazine and would like to feature here, email Tina Jackson, tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk
MATTHEW ROSS
Adrian Magson talks to a debut author who turned from comedy to crime
QUENTIN BATES
The crime writer and translator tells Lynne Hackles how he manages three different writing identities – from his shed
WRITING LIFE
SO YOU WANT TO... Make an audiobook
The audiobook market is increasing, and indie author Paul Beatty explains how to get your book into listeners' ears
Free your mind
Clear your schedule, desk and mental workspace to become more creative, with advice to make you an organised writer like novelist, comic and game writer Antony Johnston
Under the covers An elephant on the head
Debut author Gillian Harvey wonders if anyone has noticed her book’s been published
Unwrapping ISBNS
Simon Whaley explores whether a free ISBN really is a free gift to a writer, or if it comes with strings attached
WRITER (not) UNMASKED
Lorraine Mace discovers that though lockdown has changed events, there are still moments of delight
INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES
My path to PUBLICATION
The children’s author describes her unconventional path to publication
COMPETITIONS AND EXERCISES
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A Lame Joke
Gavin, an adopted Yorkshireman, has a lovely wife,
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
Explore conflict and resolution in these writing group exercises from Julie Phillips
BRANCH OUT beautifully
Celebrate trees in winter in these tree-themed creative writing exercises from Jenny Alexander
POETRY
Keep your options OPEN
Alison Chisholm launches WM’s open poetry competition with advice for poets looking for a winning edge in this popular contest
One down, several across
Judge Alison Chisholm gorged on good poems as she treated herself to judging Writing Magazine’s competition for acrostic poems
Poems take flight
Alison Chisholm explores a bird poem from a nature-themed collection
Poems in practice
The sound of a poem can add greatly to its meaning, says Doris Corti
WRITERS’ NEWS
WRITERS’ NEWS
Your essential monthly round-up of competitions, paying markets, opportunities to get into print and publishing industry news
INTRODUCTIONS
Writing Magazine presents a selection of travel publishers accepting contributions. We strongly recommend that you read back issues, familiarise yourself with their guidelines before submitting and check websites for submission details
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