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As any good gardener knows, it’s important not just to nourish the seeds you’ve planted, but firstly to ensure the ground is in the best possible state for them to grow. It’s exactly the same with writing!
In this issue we’re putting the spotlight on wellbeing for writers, taking a look at some of the ways you can prepare the ground, so to speak, for ideas to flourish, creativity to be encouraged, and your mental health protected as you send your writing confidently out into the world to find its readers. Check out the pieces on journaling (p4), the parallels between writing and gardening (p6), surviving and thriving as a writer (p10) and the passionate piece on writing what you love on p14.