Find out what publishers really want this year in the new issue of Writing Magazine

The latest issue is packed with information to help you take your writing forward
Whether you're ready to submit to an agent, getting ready to self-publish, working out how to shape your manuscript or wondering how to make money from your work, the May issue can help you.
It includes features on:
• An insider view of what commercial and children's publishers are currently on the lookout for.
• Ten top tips to make writing your novel a manageable task.
• How to start your crime novel with a bang.
• How to write your way out of the recession.
• The brave new world of steampunk.
• How to trace your ancestors.
• How to organise your own literary festival.
Our star interviewee, Antonia Hodgson, tells Judith Spelman about combining the dual roles of author and publisher – her day job is editor-in-chief at Little, Brown and her first novel, The Devil in the Marshalsea, has just been published.
Why not get a print or digital version of the latest issue today, and spend a happy and productive weekend planning the next phase of your writing life?