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Catch up on everything that happened at our latest Writing Hour on Twitter. We talked biggest critics, unlikeable characters an more.

It's been a while since our last episode of "Reading Between The Lines", our story podcast. But don't worry, there's one in the pipeline!

In the next instalment of our Behind The Scenes series, Fiction Team's Abbie gives us a glimpse into a typical week for her . . .

Behind The Scenes With Illustrations Ed Manon By This week’s behind the scenes is about illustrations! Illustration is a big part of the magazine. Each story must be paired with a striking artwork, along with all covers of our Weekly, Special, Annual issues and Pocket Novels. There are also occasional projects, such as greeting cards, jigsaws, or newsletter illustrations. In terms of numbers, that’s a little under 900 illustrations a year. Luckily, as you already know, we have a brilliant...

Like a lot of workplaces, the “Friend” office runs a Secret Santa every Christmas. When we were all still in the office, this involved picking a colleague’s name out of a hat, and heading off into town to pick them up a gift. The gifts would go under the office tree until Christmas Eve, when we’d get together to open them before heading off for lunch. It was exciting! Photograph courtesy of “The People’s Friend” A little different But that didn’t stop us! Fiction team’s Abbie...

Fiction Team Thoughts, Part Two By Here you can find out what the rest of the Fiction team think . . . Tracey All I’ve ever known during my working life is a busy office, lots of friendships, support and chat. Even during quiet times when everyone’s reading there’s still a buzz. Swapping all that for my kitchen table has been tough. Working on a magazine is such a collaborative thing, and the close-knit teamwork is a huge part of the “Friend”. It’s been a difficult adjustment when...