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	ALI SMITH • SOPHIE HANNAH • JOANNA TROLLOPE • ANNE FINE • SUSAN GREENFIELD

	EDITORIAL Invest in yourself WHENEVER two or more writers are gathered together, the talk always turns to money: how much Arvon is paying this year, the size of so-and-so’s advance, what grants are available. This summer’s issue is no different. There’s advice on mining the lucrative seam of copywriting and on pitching travel writing projects. We reveal the bottom line of a poet’s publishing deal and discover the puny amounts that sustain Ali Smith’s energetic imagination. In our lead feature, Melanie Ashby suggests that investing some cash in self-publishing your book is not a last resort, but a dynamic first step on your career as a published author. Talking of self-publishing, how would you like to invest in the Women’s Press? It’s been moribund and on the market for over two years. We think it’s time it was reinvented for a sophisticated readership that is still proud to call itself feminist. If you agree, and have some serious (or laughable) cash to invest, please call us. If Mslexia can raise £250,000, it could be ours! Debbie Taylor Editor			Contents: Issue 18 JULAUGSEP 2003 Special features AGENDA: I did it my way Deputy Editor Melanie Ashby tracks the rise in self-publishing and finds out what sort of DIY books do best THE MSLEXIA INTERVIEW: Award-winning novelist and short story writer Ali Smith talks to Frances Gapper › Read from the interview › Read the Author's Method › Browse interviews OTHER FEATURES: Sweet airs that give delight Lavinia Greenlaw explores the lyrical qualities of poetry, and the relationship between songs, poems, lyrics and music Change of art What happened when poet Linda France started a novel and novelist Andrea Badenoch tried writing poetry Work in progress So you’ve written the last word of your novel, now what? Editorial consultant Lisanne Radice on the re-write New Writing ROMANCE Poetry and prose selected by Sophie Hannah › Read new writing 18 › Browse new writing Regulars SHORTS Letters Briefs Plot Harangue Susan Davis puts the case for books enjoyed by ordinary people Insider trading Penguin Editor Mary Mount tells us what's hot and what's not in travel writing Make it pay copywriting Ask the expert breaches of copyright Sale of the season Notebook by Sasha Dugdale Hacking it Diary of a Freelance Writer CREATIVITY Creative spark Roselle Angwin enters the creativity zone and takes a look around Write on the wild side: ICE with Margaret Wilkinson › Try this workshop › Browse workshops Bottom drawer What Joanna Trollope never got published First draft Anne Fine First principles Linda France's primer in contemporary poetry Lesson 3: Rhyme BOOKS How to write like... Pat Barker Reviews: Sun Lit, Psychological thrillers, Granta Best of British, Non fiction, Big Books Literary Landmarks Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Independent press profile Black Amber Baroness Susan Greenfield's Bedside Table DIRECTORY Competitions, submissions requests, grants, courses, events, contacts, venues › Add me to the Mslexia listings

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