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Fairytale BEGINNINGS
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MARK BILLINGHAM
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DEON MEYER
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The debut author refused to let losing his sight stand
My writing day: Paul Read
Young children, a day job, two broken legs... nothing stands
PUBLISHING
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Coping with change
From the other side of the desk
From the OTHER SIDE OF THE DESK
WRITING LIFE
WM goes to Hodder
Just write!
Ten top tips: This is Halloween
This is Halloween
Talk it over: Collection care
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Novel Ideas
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Essay this competition
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Thanks for the memories
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Peggy Poole
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It has potential
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Robert Laing couldn’t find articles that spoke to him directly on living with Asperger’s, so he decided to write them and help others in the process
The Magical World of Cindy Beadman
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FICTION
Fiction: Find your voice
FREE EXPRESSION
Creative writing: Does it have to be a box?
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Writing YA: Teenage kicks
TEENAGE KICKS
Beginners: Read your own book
Read your own book
Under the microscope
Author and lecturer James McCreet examines the first 300 words
Fiction focus: Get out there
Social media posts are useful training ground to hone your
I wish I’d known…
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BEHIND THE TAPE
Q In my completed manuscript, the main character, Jess, is
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Fantastic realms: Not as we know it
NOT AS WE KNOW IT
Writing for children: Mistakes to avoid
Starting a mini-series on rookie errors to avoid with your
COMPETITIONS AND EXERCISES
Pen pushers: Clarify your characters
Get under the skin of your characters with exercises from
Train your brain: Red editing pen
Each month, we give you a few sentences which would
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Reach for the stars
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POETRY
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Poetry in practice
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Poetry from A to Z
A LINE, rather than a number of words, is the
Poetry launch: Burning poems
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A splash of colour
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Research tips: Focused research
FOCUSED RESEARCH
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What’s your writing worth?
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Letters to the Editor
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