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The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is a tongue-in-cheek contest that takes place annually where entrants are invited to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels. Attracting up to 10,000 entries every year, the competition spawns an embarrassment of dire fiction that is both horrifying and hilarious to read. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night collects and presents the worst of this bad fiction in one stunningly awful collection.
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Scott Rice, compiler of this masterfully wretched writing, is a professor of English at San Jose State University and is the creator of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. His introduction offers perspective on the value of this inspirational literary spoof. According to Professor Rice, interest in the contest remains high and current entries may be made through the web address: www.bulwer-lytton.com
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"It's great for blasting through any writer's block." -- anonymous copy editor
"One hour of whimsical bad writing from the openings of the worst novels never written. The four-actor team of this literary spoof is hilarious." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 1997
"This is a book to be enjoyed one stinky sentence at a time." -- The Tallahassee Democrat
"One hour of whimsical bad writing from the openings of the worst novels never written. The four-actor team of this literary spoof is hilarious." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 1997
"This is a book to be enjoyed one stinky sentence at a time." -- The Tallahassee Democrat
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- PublisherThe Friday Project Limited
- Publication date1705
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- ISBN 13 9781905548606
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