Procrastination: it’s not laziness, it’s fear – Catherine Ryan Howard QUOTES FOR WRITERS
You are afraid that when you actually sit down to start writing the book, it won’t be as good as the idea for the book you have in your head. … Continue reading
LOVE those GLOVES advises the Regency Housekeeper from Brighton
Mrs Finnegan gives SERIOUS ADVICE on affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT in addition to being housekeeper of The Regency Town House. I laugh out loud at your journal reports, … Continue reading
…the water is rising – Raymond Carver QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is … Continue reading
Acting and Aprons…the Brighton Housekeeper from the 1830s can tackle any question thrown* at her
Mrs Finnegan is the Celebrated Authority on affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT in addition to being housekeeper of The Regency Town House. TODAY her expertise is required by a thespian … Continue reading
The Life of Mrs Finnegan – PART II The CULTURED Years…Being the TRUE ACCOUNT of the Brighton Housekeeper’s rise to prominence in the 1830s
I am embarrassed and ENCOURAGED and more than a little overcome by how well my very first attempt at telling the story of my life has been received. Thank you. … Continue reading
The Life of Mrs Finnegan PART I The FLAMING RED Years….Being the TRUE ACCOUNT of the Brighton Housekeeper’s rise to prominence in the 1830s
A request has flooded in asking about my EARLY life. How did I acquire such a RICH UNDERSTANDING of human nature? Why do witty quips pullulate so readily from my … Continue reading
When Passions are running HIGH you need good advice…from the Brighton Housekeeper of the 1830s
Mrs Finnegan is the Celebrated Authority on affairs of the HEART and ANKLES, but she labours under the cloud that is hanging over The Regency Town House My ankles are my … Continue reading
I feel entitled to write any story I want, in whatever way I want…QUOTES FOR WRITERS Bernardine Evaristo
Many of my characters are completely beyond my experience, but that’s what we do as writers, we write beyond our experience…I feel entitled to write any story I want, in … Continue reading
Free Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction Short Story Competition
This is a fiction competition with an intriguing theme – the evolution of language – and the organisers say it can be about the past as well as the future. … Continue reading
Halloween May be Over but floorboards still CREAK, Spines still TINGLE…the Brighton Housekeeper from the 1830s has the answer
Mrs Finnegan is the Celebrated Authority on affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT in addition to being housekeeper of The Regency Town House. TODAY there is room for one letter … Continue reading
What People are Looking For – Joseph Campbell QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.Joseph Campbell
SUBMISSIONS WINDOW – send your fiction, non fiction and poetry to Salt Publishing
For the entire month of November 2020 Salt Publishing are unlocking the windows and flinging open the doors to writers of fiction (novels and short stories), narrative non-fiction and poetry. … Continue reading
ACTORS, BUNIONS and the arrival of SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED Advice from the Brighton housekeeper from the 1830s
Mrs Finnegan INVITES ALL TO WRITE TO HER FOR ADVICE – NO CHARGE IS MADE – NOT EVEN A FARTHINGAll relies are grammatically correct and written in well-crafted copperplate Theatre … Continue reading
How Reviews Impact on a Writer – Ann Patchett QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it’s really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a … Continue reading
