Welcome to the Fiction Ed’s blog. This is where I pop in regularly to keep you all, both readers and writers, up to date with what’s happening here on “The People’s Friend” Fiction Team, and in the fiction pages of your favourite magazine. Come on in!
Fiction Ed’s Blog
All Fiction Ed’s Blog Posts

Fiction Ed’s Blog: What We Mean By ‘Gritty’

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Fiction News Round-Up

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Update For Poets And Authors

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Ten Tips For Submission Success

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Quickfire Questions

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Commitment To Fiction

Fiction Ed’s Blog: ‘Friend’ Fiction’s Early Days, Part Two

Fiction Ed’s Blog: ‘Friend’ Fiction’s Early Days

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Genres And Tone

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Pocket Novels Q&A

Our Yearly Publications

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Good News!

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Fifteen Tips For “Friend” Fiction Writers

Fiction Ed’s Blog: News For Authors

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Fiction Team News

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Ten Quick Tips For Submission Success

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Why Was Your Story Rejected?

Fiction Ed’s Blog: The Five Ws

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our 2024 Annual

Fiction Ed’s Blog: “Friend” Authors Who Are Novelists

Fiction Ed’s Blog: A New Editor At “The People’s Friend”

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Famous “Friend” Authors

Fiction Ed’s Blog: 40 Years Of Pocket Novels!

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Ready To Write A Serial?

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Refreshing Our Guidelines

Fiction Ed’s Blog: The Stories We’re Looking For

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Five Tips For ‘Friend’ Authors

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Date-Of-Publication Emails

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Starting Your Story

Fiction Ed’s Blog: May The 4th Be With You!

Fiction Ed’s Blog: More 3000-Word Stories Needed

Fiction Ed’s Blog: News For Poets, Illustrators, And Authors

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Fiction Team Update

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Fiction Submissions

Fiction Ed’s Blog: The Five-Story Rule

Fiction Ed’s Blog: The Magic Of Christmas

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Not Goodbye, But See You Soon

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Writing About Historical Characters

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Quick Word-Count Q&A

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Happy Endings

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Once Your Story Is Accepted

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Submission Process

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Where Can I Buy Pocket Novels?

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Thinking Of Submitting A Story?

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Rewrites

Fiction Ed’s Blog: 154 Years Of “Friend” Fiction

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Best Books Of 2022

Merry Christmas, From The Fiction Team!

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Artwork In Our Christmas Issue

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Annuals From The Archive

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Christmas Stories

Fiction Ed’s Blog: When Writing Isn’t Going To Plan

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Illustrating Our Competition-Winning Stories

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Christmas Reading

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Seasonal Stories, And When To Submit

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Announcing Our Competition Winners!

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Where Does All Our Fiction Go?

Fiction Ed’s Blog: What We’re Looking For

Fiction Ed’s Blog: The Fiction Team – What We Do

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Serial Writing Workshop

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Supporting Characters

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Retro Older Girls’ Magazines

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Submissions – For Published Authors

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Serial Writing Workshop – Registration Now Open

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Putting The Fiction In Our Annual Together

Fiction Preview: Special 230

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Quick Questions

Fiction Ed’s Blog: Fiction Team News
