“…if you scorn getting yourself dusty, then you shouldn’t try fiction…” Flannery O’Connor on what writers write about QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Fiction is about everything human and we are made out of dust, and if you scorn getting yourself dusty, then you shouldn’t try fiction. It’s not a grand enough job … Continue reading
June 13, 2021 · 4 Comments
A brutally honest book log – January 2015
I’m not sure if I will keep this up all year, but I’ve wanted to keep a record of what I’ve been reading for some time. Why brutally honest? Because … Continue reading
February 4, 2015 · 2 Comments
MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE because it’s a good way to start the week — Fact into Fiction
Anyone who survives beyond the age of twelve has enough fictional material for the rest of her life. Flannery O’Connor Take an event from your own or a family member’s … Continue reading
April 8, 2013 · Leave a comment
MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE because it’s a good way to start the week TURNING FACT INTO FICTION
Anyone who survives beyond the age of twelve has enough fictional material for the rest of her life. Flannery O’Connor Take an event from your own or a family member’s … Continue reading
November 12, 2012 · 1 Comment
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 