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.

DEAR READER

Discovery AND TRANSFORMATION • Author Suleika Jaouad writes from her lived experience about the power of journaling as a creative practice for writers

Green fingers: A WRITER’S GARDEN • TV and radio writer and author Carl Gorham writes about the parallels between writing and gardening

REAL LIFE, great stories • This month, Jenny Alexander looks at using your existing knowledge and skills

Survive – & thrive • Catherine Balavage looks at how to succeed as a writer while protecting your mental health

CREATIVE CONFIDENCE: COACHING FOR WRITERS • Rachel Knightley offers tools and techniques to unlock what our stories need from us – and what we need so we can truly tell them

PASSION FOR the past • Isabelle Schuler writes about how her second novel was fraught with difficulty, and why she truly believes in writing what you love

ECHOES OF THE PAST • Bestselling historical thriller author Simon Scarrow tells Tina Jackson about his Berlin crime series, the importance of knowing about the past, and writing from the perspective of the underdog

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

Description: PART ONE • Writer and tutor Ian Ayris explains the importance of wandering about in the imaginary worlds you create so you can bring them to life for readers

FRANCES MCKENDRICK • The debut novelist took the right route for her book by going with an independent press

A wallpaper dilemma • The decorating can wait until Lynne Hackles has unravelled her plot

JO HARKIN • The author of a new literary historical novel picks five books that inspired her with the vast imaginative possibilities of fiction

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 Getting you know you

POETRY • Unwelcome Guest

PROSE • Time Will Tell.

WE WANT YOUR WRITING • (and we’ll pay you for it!)

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

MARIANNE CRONIN • The uplit author tells Lynne Hackles how she prefers her writing to surprise her

Conversation, overheard • Psychological thriller author Claire Douglas explains why she decided to begin her new novel with someone accidentally eavesdropping on the people next door

Love hurts • Alison Chisholm looks at a love poem with an twist

Eyes on the prize! • Margaret James looks at giving your writing competition entries a winning edge

Five quick questions 5

IT’S COMPLICATED • Helen Walters looks at the potential of problematic relationships in your short fiction, with an example story by Edith Wharton

THE NEXT CHAPTER • Amy Sparkes talks to the winners in the Chapter Book category of WM’s Children’s Book Prize

LAUGHS IN SPACE • Alex...