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Third person

Jane Rogers deconstructs third person voices to explain how they work, and how you can recreate these effects in your own writing

100 ways to write a book

Margaret Wilkinson looks back over 25 years of Mslexia author interviews

It could be you!

On the 20th anniversary of the BBC National Short Story Award its co-founder and chair of judges Di Speirs urges Mslexics to throw their hats into the ring

Salon Showcase: 'Baby gifts' by Geraldine Jeffers

'I would open my arms and say, "Let me hold her, you get some sleep"'

Salon Showcase: 'be' by Frankie Mullen

'I wrapped / mousy hair with / emerald silk'

Salon Showcase: 'The book of my grandmother' by Sue Wright

'She uses a teacup to measure. Does she too love the way the word teacup feels in the mouth when spoken?'

Salon Showcase: 'Breastfed' by Amber Erwin

'The milk dripped from her breasts and onto her belly, ran rivulets down her thighs; miraculous and fecund as the Tigris and Euphrates'

Birthing a story

Jane Rogers chronicles the creation of a short story that took over a year and 19 different drafts to complete

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