Learn how to commit the perfect crime (in writing!) in the new issue of Writing Magazine, which includes masterclasses on writing noir and Golden Age mysteries, and a thought-provoking look at the differences between crime in fiction and real life from bestselling author and former police officer Clare Mackintosh.

If you don’t write crime there’s still plenty to inspire you and your writing in November’s WM. Learn how to take your short fiction from first draft to successful story, and how to write ghost stories for adults and children. Look at why imagination is the writer’s most vital tool, read about the advantages of being a late-life writer, and consider the options for getting a finished manuscript published. With all the latest writing competitions and publishing opportunities, plus new writing and success stories by WM subscribers and winning short stories to read, the November issue will fire you up to get new words on the page!