Inside the December 2019 issue of Writing Magazine:

Back to basics

The definitive answer to what is probably the most repeated piece of advice all writers hear, and the one they most often struggled to understand: how do you show instead of tell? 

Don’t lose the plot: how to know the route, plan the journey and keep a steady pace to make sure you guide readers from A to B

Crossing genres - from supernatural crime author Catherine Fearns

10 top tips for writing fantasy

How to handle young characters in adult fiction

How to hold a successful signing

20 questions – how to become a children’s author

Star interview with husband and wife crimewriting team Nicci French on their unusual process, writing collaboratively and keeping thrills coming

Political campaign manager turned novelist Lara Prescott outlines the routines and rituals of her writing day

Michael Donkor picks his five favourite reads

Meet debut fantasy author David Wragg

Enjoy!