Womag and other writing

Writing isn't my only interest – I'm also a keen gardener and photographer. I've found a way to combine these into one project. ...

There haven't been many free entry writing competitions lately. Either that or I've not been very good at finding them. I did spot t...

  Do you have any   womag news ? Are you researching, writing, subbing? Had any acceptances or rejections? Any other news? Feel free to use...

Updated March 2023 – If you're looking for the current Woman's Weekly fiction guidelines, try here. For other magazine's guideli...

Hi. How are things with you? We've been able to get out in the van a bit recently, and I'm trying to get back into the habit of usin...

Today’s guest is Sarah Holroyd . She is   the owner of   Sleeping Cat books , which offers publishing services for independent authors.   Th...

May already! Perhaps it's just that I'm getting older making it seem like the months are whizzing by, but I like to think it's b...

The audio version of my romance Escape To The Country is now available! The narrator is actress Claire Storey (you may have heard her voic...

Today I have a guest post by Sharon Boothroyd MAGS WITH OPEN FICTION LISTS It amazes me when writers say, 'I'm not on the closed lis...

Just a couple of quick updates today, as I'm madly busy. The enthusiasm which wained somewhat under COVID concerns and restrictions is b...

More explanations of common publishing terms. Eventually I'll be putting all these together in one alphabetical list, to make searching ...

  Do you have any  womag news ? Are you researching, writing, subbing? Had any acceptances or rejections? Any other news? Feel free to use t...

Today's guest post is by 'publishing buddy' Paul Burridge . Self-publishing is what you do after your book has been rejected by ...

I've updated my womag guidelines database with as many of the official guidelines as I can find. That was more difficult than you might ...

It's spring, my favourite season, and the garden is looking lovely. The lockdown restrictions in the UK are starting to ease and I, and ...