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Welcome…
Dear Reader
REGULARS
THE WORLD OF WRITING
We’ve spied all sorts from the windows of Miscellany Mansions this month, including horror-inspired literary theme parks, crusading web warriors, and book fairies hiding in the hedgerows
Editorial calendar
Strong forward planning will greatly improve your chances with freelance submissions. Here are some themes to consider for the coming months.
Novel Ideas
Muscle memory
INTERNATIONAL ZINE SCENE
Wards is a South African literary journal with a special
Boldly go
Be conscious of helping travellers to keep costs down, urges Patrick Forsyth
UK MAGAZINE MARKET
Absolutely fabulous
ASK THE EXPERTS
Forming a limited company
SoA chief executive Nicola Solomon considers the pros and cons for writers
Feeling left out
The publishing industry must be aware of the commercial perils of ignoring some of its most lucrative reader demographics, argues agent Piers Blofeld
Ask a Literary Consultant
In part two of her guide to what to expect when you start submitting, Helen Corner-Bryant looks at what to expect after your manuscript has gone out to agents.
Libraries
Learn to explore shelves and archives with Tarja Moles
BEHIND THE TAPE
Expert advice to get the details right in your crime fiction, from serving police officer Lisa Cutts
CREATIVE WRITING
Cliché: A COMMON CRIMINAL
Using clichés is a shortcut to bad writing. Avoid them by arming yourself with advice from Michael Clough
Crowding in
Crowd control is essential when it comes to populating your novel with characters, advises Adrian Magson
Choice spreads
The Picture Book Prize 2019 showed WM writing for children talent in full force. Amy Sparkes is excited to talk to the winners
Under the Microscope
James McCreet applies his forensic criticism to the beginning of a reader’s comic novel
Love is the an swer
Margaret James learns about love with the Romantic Novelists’ Association
I wish I’d known…
with Juliet Greenwood
Travel tale s
Helen M Walters explores a short story by Alice Munro to look at the possibilities of taking your character on a journey
Backyard travel writing
Never underestimate the travel writing opportunities to be had on your doorstep. Travel writer Mary-Jane Houlton explains how to find the extra-ordinary within the ordinary.
COURSES GUIDE 2020
Writing for Children Course
READY PLAYER ONE!
Alex Davis offers an introduction to writing video games
WRITERS’ NEWS
Your essential monthly round-up of competitions, paying markets, opportunities to get into print and publishing industry news.
Also mentioned…
Patrick Forsyth considers the promotional possibilities
INTRODUCTIONS
Writing Magazine presents a selection of mature readers’ publications currently accepting contributions. We strongly recommend that you read back issues, familiarise yourself with their guidelines before submitting and check websites for submission details.
INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES
FANTASY FULFILLED
Eoin Colfer’s first novel for adults has just the same enthusiasm and passion as his children’s books, he just doesn’t need to worry about the sweary bits, he tells Tina Jackson
How I got published
FIONA VEITCH SMITH
KAZUO ISHIGURO
The style & technique of
JEAN FULLERTON
The saga author shares her top fi ve reads with Judith Spelman
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
KITTY WILSON
The rom-com novelist tells Margaret James about the joy and hard work that goes into creating her Cornish village community
MARK ELLIS
The author of WWII thrillers tells Lynne Hackles he’s a stickler for his weekly routine
WRITING LIFE
GRANITE NOIR
Sara Paretsky and Ben Aaronovitch headline Granite
Pprerceisssi ornel eases
In the first of two articles on managing your media coverage, author Simon Hall tells you how to craft an attention-grabbing press release
What’s in a name?
Tread carefully when you use real people’s names, suggests Jane Wenham Jones to a writer whose best friend doesn’t like having a fictional character named after her
Minutes count
Every writing business gets an extra day in 2020. Simon Whaley chats to two writers about how they make each minute matter.
Under the covers
Book cover reveal day gives new author Gillian Harvey a warm glow in the run-up to publication
Coming clean
Just because writing’s her job doesn’t mean she has to like it, admits Lorraine Mace
COMPETITIONS AND EXERCISES
Siphons
1st place SPECULATIVE FICTION COMPETITION £200
Love is in the air
With Valentine’s Day this month, get hearts fluttering with these love-themed writing group exercises from Julie Phillips
Chop-chop
Antony Reid writes multi-genre fiction and poetry from
FIND YOUR WRITING happiness
Try these feelgood creative writing exercises from Jenny Alexander
FESTIVALS AND COURSES GUIDE
FESTIVAL GUIDE 2020
Hearth micro-festival
POETRY
Lon g exposure
Alison Chisholm explores an ekphrastic poem inspired by an artist famous for dramatic contrast
Poetry in practice
Stuck for words? Prompt a poem with this exercise from Doris Corti