BRIDGET WHELAN writer

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Don’t Start with Back Story – How to Work out How much the Reader Should Know and When

Start the reader in “the room where it happens” advises Allison K Williams in a craft essay published in Brevity, the free online literary journal of concise non-fiction. She has … Continue reading →

January 26, 2026 · 3 Comments

You should write because…advice from the author of Brokeback Mountain QUOTES FOR WRITERS

You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest … Continue reading →

November 10, 2019 · 2 Comments

WHAT IS A SHORT STORY? Writing Article Number 2 from the Archive

Someone asked me recently to define a short story. I could understand her difficulty because it’s much easier to say what’s it’s not. It’s not an idea that could have … Continue reading →

August 24, 2017 · 8 Comments
short story is a hot air balloon

What is a short story?

Someone asked me recently to define a short story. I could understand her difficulty because it’s much easier to say what’s it’s not. It’s not an idea that could have … Continue reading →

August 17, 2013 · 32 Comments

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