Search

...writing a novel? Look no further than here where we have an abundance of free resources for National Storytelling Week...Find out more about The Open University's Creative Writing qualifications. Once upon a time, there was a week dedicated to storytelling, it was called National Storytelling Week ... During this week, your quest is to delve through the wealth of content...

...writing good sex scenes? This article explores...[XXX across book ] Sexual intercourse is getting on a bit. Not only has it been boosting the human population since we emerged from the primordial swamp, it’s more than half a century since Philip Larkin noted its arrival on the cultural scene in his poem Annus Mirabilis. Until then it was, Larkin writes: A shame that...

...writing styles but can you tell their writing apart from the other?...Sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë have become known for their radical novels and poems. Their brilliant imaginations were said to have stemmed from their close relationships as children where they would tell tales and write stories as part of their creative play. Eventually this led to...

...write about a distinct Irish identity that had been ignored by many writers in the past? James Joyce was born in1882 and during the course of his life became one of the most influential Irish poets and novelists of his age. This discussion takes place in Mulligan’s pub, a venue featured in Joyce’s short story ‘Counterparts’ and throughout the conversation we...

...writing and reputation are often forged in transition, uncertainty and change. In these 4 films we re-examine the lives, work and influence of: Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys, Katherine Mansfield and Jeanette Winterson. This material forms part of the Open University course A300 20th century literature: texts and debates... Katherine Mansfield Delia da Sousa re-examines the...