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Mark Simmonds: The joy of mental ill-health
For World Mental Health Day, the author of Breakdown and Repair describes how…10 October 2019
Why write ghost stories?
Amanda Mason, author of The Wayward Girls, explains the haunting pull of the…04 October 2019
Coffee-break exercise: Hats
What does headgear say about your character? Find out in this week's creative…04 October 2019
Under the Microscope extra: A Fatal Addiction pt 3, The Victor and The…
A reader's novel opening goes under our critical eye27 September 2019
Read more, write better! Writing Magazine bonus content, November 2019
Background reading, exclusive audio extracts and more to complement your latest…27 September 2019
Coffee-break exercise: Autumn
Leaves are falling, the season has turned – and prompted this week's creative…26 September 2019
6 reasons why you should attend a writing workshop
Writing tutor and professional author James McCreet is hosting a workshop in…24 September 2019
Coffee-break exercise: Creative solutions
This week's creative writing exercise is all about carrying out a repair job on…20 September 2019
Everything you need to know about how to write dialogue in a story
How do you write convincing dialogue and structure it correctly in your story?…17 September 2019