Writing Magazine

The saying goes that “everyone has a story in them” and it’s the mission of Writing Magazine to help you get yours out. Brought to you by real experts who know what it takes to improve your writing or get published, this monthly magazine is a must-have for all writers. Whether you write fiction, poetry, drama, children’s books, non-fiction or anything else, each issue features tips, practical exercises and real-life advice, that will not only help you get all that creativity onto the paper but also, get your name and profile out into the industry. With writing masterclasses from professionals, industry news, events listings, competitions where you can submit your work for fantastic prizes and real paid writing opportunities, Writing Magazine has everything you need to hone and improve your talents.

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That funny FEELING • Writing ‘digestives’ for when things are a bit quiet on the witty, creative, or connecting depar tment from comedy star

Faux memoir: MERGE AND MANIPULATION • Historical fiction written as a memoir can immerse its reader in a character and the events they experience. Author M J Robotham explores creating a faux life on the page in the process of writing her new novel The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux

ORGANISING chaos • Have you completed a first draft and worried that it’s all over the place? Author and editor Gary Dalkin advises you on turning a messy first draft into a publishable book

All the feels: EVOKING EMOTION • Making readers feel is an essential part of the writer’s craft. Novelist Patricia McBride advises you on how to use evocative words for maximum impact

PAM WILLIAMS • The former fashion-journalist-turned-teacher and now author tells Lynne Hackles about night-owl writing, tube note-taking and the long genesis of her debut, A Trace of Sun

REAL LIFE, great stories • This month, Jenny Alexander offers advice on finding the story for your creative non-fiction

Creative CONTROL • Psychological thriller author C.L. Taylor talks to Tina Jackson about stalking, relatable fears and how she keeps readers turning pages in her propulsive bestselling novels

STYLE: Dig out your prose • Author James McCreet looks at the ‘archaeology’ of our individual writing styles and how we can clear the rubble of hackneyed words and phrases

SETTING Part One • Make your settings feel real by focusing on people in place and how a par ticular location makes them feel, says author and tutor Ian Ayris

JENNIE GODFREY • The author describes how a midlife crisis led to her writing one of this year’s most anticipated debuts, The List of Suspicious Things

Novel Ideas A good clear out

SHELF LIFE • The historical novelist runs through, in choronological order, the five books that most influenced her development as a writer

The world of writing • What goes through a writer’s brain? Readers’ letters and dispatches from the wide world of writing

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: YOUR WRITING GENRE - BUSTING

Subscribers’ news

Get the write idea • Explore different states of being in writing in these creative exercises to try right now

The quick fox • Yangsze Choo talks about the spontaneous unfolding of the beginning of her magical new novel The Fox Wife

AUTUMN LEAVES • Alison Chisholm explores what gives a poem inspired by trees its richness and variety

WHO’S TELLING? • Margaret James advises you on choices of narrative viewpoint you might make in your fiction and creative non-fiction

Five quick questions

Sensory perceptions • Helen Walters asks you to imagine how you might convey altered senses in your fiction, with an example short story by Kate Chopin

WINNING TALES • Amy Sparkes reveals the winners in the...