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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FROM HEADLINES to hooks • Collette Lyons, half of writing duo Ellery Lloyd, explores paying attention to today’s fears to write tomorrow’s fiction

WRITING AS RESISTANCE • Words are powerful – you can use your writing to express what you feel about injustices in your world, urges author Emily Woof

EXCAVATING YOUR LIFE • Bestselling author and podcaster Theo Clarke offers practical advice on how to shape personal experience into memoir

SPEAKING AND MAYBE NOT SAYING • In the fourth and final part of his series, James Clarke invites you to think about the role of dialogue and action in your screenplay

TIPS AND TRICKS TO make your writing fly • This month, Della Galton looks at your character’s language – what’s appropriate and what’s not?

WRITING THE WORKPLACE • The place where you work is a writer’s treasure-box packed with ideas for your stories, says psychological thriller author and TV journalist C.J. Parsons

WORLDS OF POSSIBILITY • Chloe Benjamin talks to Tina Jackson about going full science fiction and creating the parallel worlds and epic love story in her new literary speculative novel, Under Story

OPENING MOVES • Why it really matters to make the beginning of your novel as good as it can be for the First 5K Novel Prize

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under the microscope • James McCreet applies a forensic micro-critique to the beginning of a reader’s manuscript

LINE EDITING: Into practice • This month, author and tutor Ian Ayris looks at finding the voice beneath the words

MY PATH TO PUBLICATION KATIE HUTTLESTONE • The debut author describes how her cancer diagnosis led to her writing the weird (and wonderful) lit that got her signed

HARRIET HIRSHMAN, SENIOR COMMISSIONING EDITOR, DEAD INK BOOKS

Novel Ideas Shards of ice • Have you ever thought, I can use that? asks Lynne Hackles

SHELF LIFE CAROLINE JAMES • The author of later-life, feelgood fiction picks her five favourite reads

THE TERRIBLE IMPORTANCE OF THE NARRATOR • In this exclusive extract from her new creative writing guide On Storytelling, legendary author Isabel Allende looks at the importance of knowing which voice is telling the story

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

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Subscriber’s news WANT YOUR SUCCESS STORIES! • To feature in Subscribers’ News contact: tjackson@warnersgroup.co.uk

THE TROUBLE with introducing SISTER FRANCIS • Matt Coyne explains how the opening of his new novel sets up a humorous story about grief, friendship and belonging

Going swimmingly • Alison Chisholm is delighted with a feel-good poem that conveys the camaraderie of a shared activity

Bubbly waters

Love hurts • Not all love stories are happy, says Helen Walters, using an...