It was a dark and stormy night, the beer fell down our throats in torrents, except when we missed our mouths and soiled our trousers.
Today, we cover what is considered to be the worst opening line to a novel in all of human history. But don't take our word for it. There's a whole contest dedicated to it! We discuss why the opening sentence is bad, then read a bunch of winners and losers from the 2019 Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest.
You can check out the contest at https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
You can also check out our work and hopefully better fiction at www.drunkenpenwriting.com
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DBS #5: Gettin' Drunk And Talkin' Comics
#15: Talking Characters And Why You Can't Kill Off The Joker
#14: The Hemingway Effect: How To Create A Perfect Author Persona
#13: Book Of The Month And Work Rants
DBS #4: Great Fictional Drunks And Awesome Irish Writers
#12: A Toast To The Drunkest Authors Of The 20th Century
#11: Three Reasons Why Your Work Isn’t Getting Out Of The Slush Pile
DBS #3: Making Fun Of Twilight And Other Drunken Shenanigans.
#10: Scenes In Fiction That Make Us Sick! Part One
#9: Hookers, Stephen King, Nipples, And Comic Book Talk
DBS #2: Transvestites, Booze, And Writing
#8: Write Like A Boss
DBS #1: Bloopers, Fails, And Current Projects
#7: Going Gonzo With Hunter S. Thompson
#6: Why Bill Maher Sucks
#5: Gettin' Our Learn On With Tips From Neil Gaiman
#4: 50 Shades of Brown
#3: Writing Processes
#2: Wacky Flash Fiction Prompts
#1: Why We Write
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