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What is Escapism in fiction and how do you write it? – BPA Blog. Image: A woman reads a book on public transport.

Escapism in Fiction: What is escapist fiction and how do you write it?

By Tess June 6, 2023

Characterisation: Advice for Novel Writers – BPA Blog, with examples from Sally Rooney, Han Kang, Ray Bradbury

Characterisation: BPA’s Advice for Novel Writers

By Tess December 29, 2022

Why Specificity is so Important

By Tess October 29, 2021

9 Writing Prompts to Inspire a Sentence, a Scene or a Story

By Tess February 10, 2021

Upmarket? Book Club? Literary? How to Describe Novels that Don’t Fit Into a Genre

By Tess January 11, 2021

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BPA client Jane Lomas launches a blog

By Tess November 9, 2020

Ask a Literary Agent: Rebecca Ritchie from AM Heath

By Frances Senn September 8, 2019

Writing Advice with Jules Lampshire

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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 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

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Despite the lovely September weather telling us otherwise, summer has drawn to an end and autumn is unfurling its colourful leaves. 🍂🍁
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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

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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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