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HOW TO WRITE HISTORICAL FICTION • In Part One of her new series, historical novelist Jean Findlay draws on her own experience to look at how authors can go about finding the story hidden in history
The pull of THE PAST • Historical fiction is surging in popularity. Prizewinning author Alice Jolly asks why this is happening, and what it means for authors
A NOVEL INTRODUCTION • Paula Sheridan, the co-founder of Page Turner Awards and I Turn Pages, shares her thoughts on what makes an excellent novel opening
A NOVEL SENSE OF DISCOVERY • The judges from this year’s Discoveries Prize offer exclusive advice on the best way to begin a story
Writing the real: Finding your story • Richard V. Hirst, co-editor of a new collection of essays on crafting creative nonfiction, looks at the importance of discovering the true-life story you want to tell
MEMORY MATTERS • Writing a memoir? The contract with a reader is that a memoir must tell the truth, says Tony Rossiter
A NOVEL IN NOVEMBER? • Could you complete a first draft in 30 days? Author and writing coach Jessica Brody tells Tina Jackson about the method in her new craft book – and how she used it to write her latest novel
TIPS AND TRICKS TO make your writing fly • In this issue, Della Galton looks at writing great beginnings for your stories
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UNDER THE MICROSCOPE • James McCreet applies a forensic micro-critique to the beginning of a reader’s manuscript
What seems to be the problem? • In the first of a brand new series where he will be diagnosing writing issues, Ian Ayris looks at finding the problem beneath the problem
MY PATH TO PUBLICATION HAZELL WARD • Entering writing competitions with targeted pieces enabled the new mystery author to make connections with industry professionals who wanted to get her writing into print
Novel Ideas Don’t compare • No-one’s like you, says Lynne Hackles. It’s your writing’s USP.
Shelf life Clare Whitfield • The author of a new gothic suspense about female serial killer Elizabeth Bathory outlines five titles that taught her how literature could tackle the darkness of the human condition
The cheapest therapist I ever hired • Author Will Green describes what the process of writing taught him about living with addiction and mental health issues
The world of writing • What goes through a writer’s brain? Readers’ letters and dispatches from the wide world of writing
POETRY • Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: IMAGINED FUTURES
PROSE • The New Oliver
Subscribers' news • SUCCESS STORIES FROM OUR WRITING COMMUNITY
Making the reader fall in love, fast • Rom-com author Julia Boggio describes how she set up her heroine for a hooky, un-put-downable romance at the beginning of her latest novel
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