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In this magazine
ISSUE 23
Oct/Nov/Dec 2004
Featuring… CLAIRE TOMALIN ◊ MURIEL GRAY ◊ KATE SAUNDERS ◊ JULIE MYERSON ◊ POLLY TOYNBEE
Special
AGENDA
One baby equals two unwritten books
Bringing up baby is a full-time job, and so is writing a book. How do women writers manage it? asks Debbie Taylor
INTERVIEW
Biographer Claire Tomalin talks to Melanie Ashby
FEATURES
Take the plunge
Want to quit the day job and write full-time? Get a reality check with Heather Welford before you make the break
Writing stories for the screen
Script reader Lucy Scher offers her professional advice on how to put your screenplay through its paces
Girl talk
Julia Bell on writing for teenagers
Regulars
NEW WRITING: HORROR
poetry and prose selected by Muriel Gray
FIRST DRAFT
Julie Myerson on her writing process
BOTTOM DRAWER
What Kate Saunders never got published
BEDSIDE TABLE
What Polly Toynbee likes to read
Plus…
SHORTS
Insider Trading, Make it Pay, Ask the Expert, Sale of the Season, Diary of a Freelance Writer
CREATIVITY
Regular creativity feature by psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Mapstone
Write on the wild side with Linda Anderson
First Principles: primer in Contemporary Poetry with Linda France
BOOKS
How to write like…, Literary Landmarks, Independent press profile, Mslexia book reviews
DIRECTORY
Everything a writer needs to know: competitions, submissions requests, grants, courses, events, contacts, venues
THE Mslexia ARCHIVE
You can browse back issue contents year by year below, or click to view the full archive list.
Features on the website
BOOKS
What to read, what not to read: Mslexia readers & reviewers give their verdict on the latest books, plus our celebrity guest reveals what's on her Bedside Table. Explore Books
THE Mslexia INTERVIEW
We find out what makes a successful author tick in this in-depth one-to-one on the highs and lows of writing and getting published. Read from the current Mslexia Interview
NEW WRITING
Sample the best freshly-picked writing as chosen by our guest author and read her essay; plus - we announce the new submission theme. Go to New Writing
