How To Write
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Coffee-break exercise: Normal
Week's exercise invites you to explore 'normality' in your creative writing14 August 2020
Creative writing: Creating a sense of the gothic
Elizabeth Brooks describes how her obsession with the Brontës led to her writing…14 August 2020
Coffee-break exercise: Hot hot hot
Instead of wilting in the heatwave, let it inspire some new creative writing in…07 August 2020
How to write about a different period from the one you live in
Author Matson Taylor describes how he immersed himself in the 1950s and 1960s…07 August 2020
Coffee-break exercise: Take two
Take two random words as the starting point for a new piece of writing in this…31 July 2020
Author inspiration - Margaret James
Author and Writing Magazine regular Margaret James gets you inspired31 July 2020
Read more, write better - Writing Magazine bonus content, September 2020
Background reading, exclusive audio extracts and more to complement your latest…31 July 2020
Under the Microscope extra: Just Seventeen
A reader's novel opening goes under the editorial microscope31 July 2020
Make your inspiration count
Ten top tips to help you turn your creative inspiration into effective new…31 July 2020
