RHYTHM IN PROSE Writing Article Number 5 from the Archive
Rhythm isn’t the sole preserve of poets or musicians – prose writers can also be lyrical if we write with our ear as well as our hand. This short passage … Continue reading
A petition made by writers that touches us all
I don’t know if petitions work. I don’t know if demonstrations work. All I know is that it is better than keeping quiet and this is something that touches all … Continue reading
READING LIKE A WRITER – putting rhythm into prose
“Words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them” – E.L. Doctorow Rhythm isn’t the sole preserve of poets or musicians – prose writers … Continue reading
S is for SPOILER
In 2011 the University of San Diego’s psychology department researched the way readers react to stories where the end is revealed at the beginning. Subjects were given a dozen short … Continue reading
N is for NAMING FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
FIVE RULES YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN’T BREAK 1) If your character is based on a flesh and blood person make sure the name is radically different to their real life one. … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 