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Derek Neale

Derek Neale

English Department

Professional biography
Derek Neale is a fiction writer with an interest in dramatic writing and life writing. He helped to design and write the course materials for a whole new generation of Open University writing courses – Start Writing and Creative Writing. He chairs the course Advanced Creative Writing. Derek Neale is a fiction writer with an interest in dramatic writing and life writing. He helped to design and write the course materials for a whole new generation of Open University writing courses – Start Writing and Creative Writing. He chairs the course Advanced Creative Writing. Amongst his published works are A Creative Writing Handbook: developing dramatic technique, individual style and voiceand Writing Fiction. His fiction includes The Book of Guardians.