Taught Transgressions
 
 Presented at the Great Writing Conference, Bangor University, June 2009.
 
 
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1)      Introduction – Transgressions and Teaching
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This proposal exploring the merit of using transgressive literature and encouraging transgressive writing has the University writer in mind.  At BA level particularly, there is more scope for experimentation in form and content than in community workshops, where […]

Dialogue gives readers a break from the straight narrative and can bring colour and energy to the characters and story.
 
Fictional dialogue is a careful bled of natural sounding speech and more eloquent and scripted ‘lines’ pre-written for the characters.  It is always designed to make the most of dramatic effect, and never dull […]