How i write

Paula Hawkins shares what makes a great page-turner as she launches Prima ’s 2025 short story writing competition

I’m not sure what woke me up so early – excitement or the desperate need for a wee. These days, my alarm is my bladder. I pull on a loose, comfortable dress and shuffle down the corridor of our holida

HOW quickly Sylvia’s life had changed! At New Year, she’d wished that the next 12 months would mean better health for her grandmother, a new washing machine for her mother and, if at all possible, a p

One of my favourite books of the past few years is Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It’s had a big impact on my own writing – early next year I have a book coming out that’s written as

‘Sam is asleep. I could kill him now.’ These are the opening eight words of my first novel, Eeny Meeny, published a lifetime ago in 2014, which launched fearless crime fighter, Detective Inspector Hel

Why is there still pressure for literary authors to dress down in order to be taken seriously? For bestselling novelist Coco Mellors, fashion helps her channel her inner confidence