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Coffee break exercise: New tricks
Interpret the theme in your own way to create a new piece of writing in this…20 May 2022
How to write about food
Novelist Lizzy Barber on how working in the food business fed her fiction20 May 2022
Television script writing: Kay Mellor remembered
We pay tribute to the Band of Gold and Fat Friends scriptwriter with an…17 May 2022
Coffee break exercise: Something sparkly
Respond to the prompt in this week's creative writing exercise13 May 2022
What feminism means in my fiction
Aiwanose Odafen, author of Tomorrow I Become a Woman, explores the relationship…13 May 2022
Coffee break exercise: Playlist
Explore the creative potential of a playlist in this week's writing exercise06 May 2022
Fantasy: How to write a trilogy
Persistence pays off, says Rebecca Zahabi, debut author of The Collarbound06 May 2022
How to Self Edit: 10 Top Tips for Making Your Writing Shine
Editing is one of the most important parts of the writing process – this stage…04 May 2022
Read more, write better - Writing Magazine bonus content, June 2022
Background reading, exclusive new book extracts and more to complement your…04 May 2022