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 #75: Clerks 3, Beer, Absinthe, And Writing Submissions
#115: Guess That Stephen King Story
DBS #74: Story Submissions And Writing Gimmicks
BOTM #12: Chasing The Boogeyman
#114: Why We Shut Down The DPW Website
#113: Talking Shop In The Bog
#112: These Books Are Hard!
#111: Banned Book Madness
BOTM #11: The Sirens Of Titan
#110: Bird Is The Word
DBS #73: What Makes A Hero?
DBS #72: Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?
#109: Publishing Trends
#108: Drinking Wine And Talking Romance
DBS #71: We Try To Get Cancelled
#107: Caleb Flaps His Gums About Aesthetics
DBS #70: Push It To The Limit!
#106: Different Ways To Write A Scene
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