As usual, thanks first to Bev for last week’s blog. This is certainly a controversial topic amongst writers – and she puts over her view in a logical and convincing manner. Read the rest of this entry »

Breaking into the women’s magazine fiction market is difficult. Over the last decade several publications have abandoned fiction altogether and at least one (My Weekly) now only accepts stories from writers already known to them. Read the rest of this entry »

I know that some of you struggle with writer’s block, so thanks to Shefali for last week’s suggestions! Read the rest of this entry »

I – like many of you probably – have just got to the end of the NaNoWriMo month. The idea is to write a 50,000 word first draft of a novel in the 30 days of November. This year I managed 19,879 words, but that’s a huge success considering that last year I wrote about 244 before I gave up! Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to Elizabeth for last week’s blog and her comments on the question ‘Where do you get ideas from?’  For many writers, getting the ideas isn’t a problem.  It’s where to sell those ideas once they’ve been crafted into fiction.

Recently, students have been complaining that the number of markets taking short stories is falling away.  If you’re struggling, have a look at The Short Story website .  They currently list 79 outlets for short stories (though, as usual, check that they pay before sending anything off to them). So you should be able to find a home there for some of your work.

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