Inside the May 2021 issue of Writing Magazine:

-Read bestselling author Karen Maitland's breakdown of the first five pages of her new novel, and discover how our star interview author Kate Mosse writes thoroughly modern historical fiction. 

- Also in the issue, we look at the actual costs of self publishing, ask whether hard times make us write better, examine why we need to read and write stories and wonder if AI can do our proofreading for us!

-And don't forget all the latest opportunities to get into print and enter competitions in the packed pages of Writers’ News.