BRIDGET WHELAN writer

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Win a copy of my creative writing guide in time for Christmas

 Hurray! I’ve made it past the 200 ‘likes’ milestone on my creative writing facebook page. As promised I’m going to give away a paperback copy of BACK TO CREATIVE WRITING … Continue reading →

December 5, 2014 · 14 Comments

Getting the Opening Write

Originally posted on The Proof Angel:
We assess people in the first few moments after meeting them. The same is true of writing. Whether it is a novel, an email…

May 10, 2014 · Leave a comment
The worst opening sentence to a novel

The worst opening sentence to a novel

Since 1982 the English Department at San Jose State University has sponsored the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest challenging entrants to compose the opening sentence to the worst possible novel. The … Continue reading →

December 8, 2012 · 4 Comments

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However, if you just cut and paste into your own blog or whatever and pass it off as your own then there's a very good chance I will find out. Don't fall into the trap of thinking the internet is so vast and expanding so fast (note the fancy internal rhyme)] that no one will know.