Unlocking with left-hand writing
It might be slow and awkward but if you let your left hand do the writing, you may access parts of your mind that have not been freely active since you learned to read. Rosie Jackson explains
Read More
Blog
Would you like to write for our blog? Please get in touch with us at postbag@mslexia.co.uk
How to harness the stars in your storytelling
Novelist and astrologer Andrea Hannah explores how astrology can guide your creative process
Read More
How to write high concept fiction
Author and writing tutor Katie Khan explores how to conquer the elusive ‘high-concept’ novel
Read More
A Woman In Your Own Right
40 years ago, in 1982, Anne Dickson’s no-nonsense assertiveness guide – A Woman In Your Own Right – galvanised a generation of women to say ‘no’ to unreasonable demands on their behaviour, and push for reasonable demands for change. As the book is reissued as an anniversary edition, Dickson explains why the lessons and techniques that were so important 40 years ago are still relevant today
Read More
Interview: Alice Oseman
Laura Steven catches up with the YA author/illustrator who’s achieved more by the age of 26 than most writers do in a lifetime
Read More
The sunflower
The March edition of Mslexia went to press before the invasion of Ukraine, but by coincidence it contained this poem by the award-winning poet Hannah Lowe, from her ‘Editing a Poem’ series in the magazine
Read More
A spoonful of sugar
Novelist and writing mentor Jill Dawson challenges the widely accepted teaching model for creative writing, and proposes a different approach
Read More
.gif)
