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New author profile: Catherine Hokin
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Circles’ roundup
If your writing group would like to feature here, whether
Crime file: Helen Giltrow
Carry readers through the breathless highs and suspenseful lows of
CRIME FILE
You’ve done all the hard work, spent hours poring over
SIMON KETTLEWELL
It’s often the case that debut novelists write stories loosely
My writing day: Julia Golding
With three author names and three writing styles, this author
The Month after the One Before
Many writers suffer from confusion when dragged out of their
PUBLISHING
Grumpy Old Bookman: Thrilling returns
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Technology for writers: Brave new words
The digital age has changed the way readers and writers
NON-FICTION
Writing online: Caught in the web
Lure readers into your website, and keep them there, with
Biography: Life lessons
A good biography demands attention to detail, good research skills
The business of writing: Press trip protocol
Travel writing is not all about sipping cocktails on sun-drenched
Write tight
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Research tips: One-to-one
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Papatango prize plus £6K for 2016
The Papatango New Writing Prize for theatre writing from new
Stories at Bath time
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Eat yourself richer
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The long and the Short of it
The Short Fiction Prize 2016, run by visual literary journal
INSPIRATION
On writing: Paul Scott
Yes, writing is a lonely business. You have to shut
Inspiring words
Pick a card. Any card.’ We’ve all heard this said
Novel Ideas
James McCreet, in a recent issue of this magazine, advised
FICTION
Short story masterclass: Character study
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Michael Callaghan is a lawyer living and working in Glasgow
Under the microscope
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A new generation of horror carries the scares out of
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LINES FOR THE CHILDREN
The suggestion that writing for children should be approached with
Poetry workshop: On such a day
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Don’t suffer for your art
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RESOURCES
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Letters
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WRITERS’ WEB WATCH
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