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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Part two: MODULATION • In the second part of his series that will help you hone your writing skills, James McCreet looks at techniques for varying the flow and rhythm of your work on micro and macro levels

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: Writing characters over time • Novelist Amy Neff looks at evolving the characters in your fiction over the course of their lifetime, with advice on how you can develop them as they go through different life stages

WRITING A HIGH CONCEPT love story • A high concept can take you all the way to publishing success – if you get it right. Follow the insights from leading authors of high-concept commercial fiction and see if you can make it work for you, too!

LINES ON loss • Grief is part of life – and as writers, how do we deal with it in words and use it in our work? Author Penelope Slocombe reflects on the relationship between grief and creativity

REAL LIFE great stories • Writing from life involves giving careful consideration to how you will portray people says Jenney Alexander

CRIMINAL JUSTICE • Lawyer turned crime writer Steve Cavanagh tells Tina Jackson about the courtroom insights that feed into his unputdownable legal thrillers

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Sleuth truths • Hannah Dolby’s new novel stars a Victorian lady detective. Here, she looks at the intrepid women of the Victorian era – in fiction and reality – and offers tips for historical fiction writers wanting to challenge assumptions

L. M. NATHAN • The debut author of dystopian YA always wondered if she could be a writer – and began her journey into print when she started taking her dream of publication seriously

Sleep on it? • Lynne Hackles offers a solution of sorts to resolving story dilemmas

KATE QUINN • The American historical fiction writer picks five books that showed her how the genre could be full of everyday life, humour, and humanity

Before my memory fades • Zoë Richards has just become a debut novelist in her 60s. Here, she writes about the way her lived experience of mental health issues fed in to writing the book whose themes of recovery and community achieved her life long dream of publication

Your writing critiqued • James McCreet applies a forensic micro-critique to the beginning of a reader’s manuscript

THE BUILDING BLOCK OF CHARACTER: PART THREE • Author and tutor Ian Ayris provides you with deep insights into how you can make your characters feel real, using an example story

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 Ending

Subscribers’ news • To feature in Subscribers’ News contact: tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk

GET THE write idea • Convey a variety of human experiences and states of being in these creative writing exercises to try right now

BOX OF tricks • Mystery author Tom Mead talks about...