Writing Handbooks
Novel Writing by Evan Marshall
The first excerpt from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series looks at working out which genre you want to write in:
'In today’s sophisticated market of superclassification, the midlist is gone, and every novel must fit into a niche... But a novel written without a genre in mind can be difficult if not impossible to sell. Challenge yourself to be creative within your genre’s conventions…'
Review of Mslexia magazine
The fourth in our series of magazine reviews.
This month the focus is on Mslexia magazine:
'for women writers who take their writing quite seriously and are aiming at the more literary end of the spectrum but who want good practical advice, offered in an accessible and friendly way, Mslexia is perfect. '
For reviews of Writers' Forum, Writer's Digest and Writers' News, see our writers' magazine review section.
Links
Check out our just-overhauled 18 pages of carefully-chosen links for writers, which range from Writers' Online Services to Web Resources. Please email us with any good children's sites you recommend for our new section.
Review of Writers' News magazine
The third in our series of magazine reviews.
Our reviewer's view was that: 'Writers’ News two-in-one package also represents excellent value and is recommended for writers who want to keep in touch, find out about markets and improve their writing.'
Our Editorial Services for writers
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