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How to Polish your Prose – BPA Blog Checklist

How to Polish Your Prose

By Tess November 8, 2022

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We're so glad Peter enjoyed @emmadarwinwriter's wo

We're so glad Peter enjoyed @emmadarwinwriter's workshop at our #BPAAwayDay! 😊🥳Our next weekend getaway is Oct 7/8 and we have prepared lots of goodies for our writer participants...To find out more, go to the link in our bio or copy and paste this link: https://bluepencilagency.com/october-2023-weekend-workshops/#writingretreat #writinglife #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writerquote

"The first draft is just you telling yourself the

"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story." – Terry Pratchett, Author of the Discworld series.We miss Terry's wisdom.#authorquote #writingcommunity #writing #novelist #bookstagram #firstdraft

Who is Millie Hoskins?Millie is a literary agent

Who is Millie Hoskins?Millie is a literary agent who joined @unitedagents in 2014 and began building her list of authors after just two years as an assistant whilst continuing to work closely with many of UA’s long-standing bestselling clients. She is looking for commercial, literary and narrative non-fiction of most genres, excluding SFF. She is a 2022 Bookseller Rising Star.She is also this year's #BPAPitchPrize judge! To find out more about the competition, click on the link in our bio.#literaryagent #writersofinstagram #writingcompetition #writers

“For heaven’s sake, publish nothing before you

“For heaven’s sake, publish nothing before you are thirty. Most of the faults in the poems I have been reading can be explained, I think, by the fact that they have been exposed to the fierce light of publicity while they were still too young to stand the strain. It has shrivelled them into a skeleton of austerity, both emotional and verbal, which should not be characteristic of youth.” – Virginia Woolf.Do you agree?
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That's right, our next online workshop on Psychic

That's right, our next online workshop on Psychic Distance is Thursday September 28th, 6-8pm at only £45! 🥳To find out more, click on the link in our bio. We can't wait to see you there! 😍#writingworkshop #writing #writingcommunity #writersofinstgram

Despite the lovely September weather telling us ot

Despite the lovely September weather telling us otherwise, summer has drawn to an end and autumn is unfurling its colourful leaves. 🍂🍁
But we have you covered! Keep motivated and cheerful despite the darkening evenings by attending one of our online events or our #bpaawayday weekend!To find out more, click on the link in our bio or go to our website!
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We have a minimum of 20 free entries to the #BPAPi

We have a minimum of 20 free entries to the #BPAPitchPrize, available for writers on a low income or from under-represented backgrounds 📣To find out more, click on the link in our bio or go to our website!#writingcompetition #WritingCommunity #writing #writersofinstagram

Catch that train and meet up with us in Kintbury!

Catch that train and meet up with us in Kintbury! 😊To find out more 👉👉 https://bluepencilagency.com/october-2023-weekend-workshops/

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