Writing Magazine

LETTERS

Money well spent

I’ve been writing novels for more than ten years but only recently decided to become a member of the Society of Authors and wish I had spent a few of the pounds it has cost blundering about getting books published on POD for my friends (and hopefully make a bit of extra money) on membership fees. I’ve always enjoyed the Society’s column in Writing Magazine but being a member and having access to their Guides has just saved me from another foolish mistake. What has impressed me about the Society is their helpful attitude toward the questions someone as naïve as me has sent to them.

SULLATOBER DALTON Faringdon, Oxon

STAR LETTER

Falling in love again

Maybe it’s the summer sunshine? Maybe it’s having the lockdown terminus now coming into sharper focus? Maybe it’s because I’m sitting in the garden reading an enjoyable novel and feeling bolstered to write the first

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