It's back-to-school time with the new issue of Writing Magazine!

Get your writing off to the best possible start by following the advice in our November issue, out today

This month's Starting Out section will help you hit the ground running with your new writing project, with:

• How to get yourself off to a great start as a writer

• The benefits of trying as many writing flavours as possible to find the one that suits you

• How to give your story solid foundations at the planning stage to stop it collapsing later

Also in this issue, we've got a revealing interview with star self publisher thriller writer Adam Croft, telling us what he did to become one of the UK's most successful self-published authors, and two amazing, exclusive competitions – WIN a book deal, and WIN a 5-day trip to Iceland Writer's Retreat.

If you haven't already got your copy of Writing Magazine's November issue, it's in the shops today, and if you want to start reading it as quickly as possible, the digital issue is available in all formats NOW.