Truth and Society – Selwyn Duke QUOTES FOR WRITERS
The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak itSelwyn Duke(Usually attributed to George Orwell, Reuters fact-checked it and discovered it is only … Continue reading
Do you know…where George Orwell got the idea for Room 101?
In Nineteen Eighty Four room 101 is a torture chamber in the Ministry of Love. This is where the all-controlling Party breaks prisoners by exposing them to their own worse … Continue reading
Monday creative writing exercise because it’s a good way to start the week. Link the three pictures….because there’s a story to tell
Don’t censor yourself just write. Don’t cross out. Just write. Try to keep your hand moving across the page or the keyboard. A lot of what you are going to … Continue reading
George Orwell returns…down and out
I’ve highlighted Orwell’s six rules for writing ‘when instinct fails’ today over on the creative writing post so I thought I would mention a new novel about his life – … Continue reading
Monday creative writing exercise because it’s a good way to start the week. Rules for Writing
This week not so much an exercise more of a debate. Lots of writers have developed their own set of rules for writing and in February 2010 The Guardian asked … Continue reading
TWO international non fiction writing competitions
The Financial Times and Bodley Head have launched an international essay writing competition for young writers. (I admit that I’ve got to the stage where 35 and below looks young.) … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 