On message

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Social media messaging is part of everyday life – so using it gives a very contemporary

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Writing Magazine

1 June 2023

Writing Magazine

Sisterh d and solidarity

Most writers need some kind of support network, whether it’s from a writing group, mentorship or tutorial group. It’s so important to find the right balance of encouragement, advice, constructive crit

The Critic

The art of twisting and turning

The Möbius Book Catherine Lacey (Granta, £16.99) ...

Women's Health - UK

Is good sex the stuff of fantasy?

The last time erotica had a moment, Fifty Shades turned bondage into water cooler chat. Now, the genre’s back – only this time, the safe words are spells. But while fans of ‘romantasy’ say the sex is out of this world, what does our collective appetite for so-called ‘faerie smut’ say about the sex we’re really having...or not?

The People's Friend

Dear josie

I’VE never met anyone who writes letters before. Not with actual pen and writing paper.” From the way Abbie is looking at me, anyone could be forgiven for thinking I am in the middle of some complicat

Writing Magazine

Happy horror-days

Many things can add that extra frisson of fear to horror fiction. Prime among them we might think of the time of day or the weather, the device we know and love as pathetic fallacy. A bleak and stormy