INSIDE the July issue of Writing Magazine:

• STAR INTERVIEW: Irish litfic bestseller Maggie O'Farrell
• THE 5 MISTAKES beginner writers make – and how to avoid them
• THE CHANGING FACE of ebooks
• What's the story? Have you got a story or just a situation? What's the difference and why should you care?
• AUTHOR EXPERIENCES - publishing your own magazine – how to start and sustain an indie local print publication in this day and age.
• Intros, conclusions and the importance of structure in your feature writing
• Publishing BTS - going to print, marketing, ebook conversion
• TECH – proofing (set yourself up as a proofreader)
• ANIMAL IDEAS for children's stories
• SHELF LIFE – crimewriter Donna Leon picks her 5 favourite books