Issue 62
Jun/Jul/Aug 2014
£3.50 plus p&p where applicable
Agenda: The ‘other’ short story: magazine stories are light, bright and surprisingly lucrative. So don’t be sniffy, says Janey Fraser. Plus: Precious stones • When life sends you lemons • Cures for a saggy middle
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Guest editor
Janey Fraser
Plus
Penny Vincenzi • Jane Rogers • Kathy Lette • Nina Grunfeld • Caroline Sanderson
Special
Agenda
The ‘other’ short story: magazine stories are light, bright and surprisingly lucrative. So don’t be sniffy, says Janey Fraser
Survey
Big question: How do you deal with writer’s block?
Interview
Penny Vincenzi talks to Janey Fraser
Features
Precious stones: life coach Nina Grunfeld on how to make the time you need
When life sends you lemons: Beverly Davies speaks to authors who managed to turn bitterness into inspiration
Cures for a saggy middle: Halfway through your novel the plot is flagging. Jennifer Snow explains how to tighten things up
Directory
12 pages of competitions, calls for submissions, grants, courses, events, contacts, venues. See what’s available now.
Regulars
New writing
Jane Rogers introduces the winners and finalists in our Women’s Short Story Competition 2014
Publishing trends
What’s new in fiction about isolation by Katy Guest
Books to look out for by Danuta Kean
How to write a bestseller, by Debbie Taylor
Literary agent interview: Carrie Kania
Author insights
Making a poem: Fiona Benson talks to Fiona Sampson
It works for me: advice from novelist Trishia Ashley
Guides and masterclasses
Short story masterclass, by Margaret Wilkinson
Digidoings: multiple personalities by Katy Evans-Bush
Synopsis Surgery, by Kathryn Price
True crime, by Caroline Sanderson
Plus…
What went horribly wrong
for Joanna Trollope
Bedside table
The table, the costume, the method, the books of Mary King
Book reviews
Poetry, short story, nonfiction choice, reading group, independent press
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