Family History: research it, write it, share it.
“Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living” Anon TWO WORKSHOPS in June are going to deal with both those issues…and much more. Clive Reedman became a professional … Continue reading
Poetry Shrinks the World – Jonathan Edwards QUOTES FOR WRITERS
There is nothing like the solitary occupation of poetry for connecting you intensely with others. Read a poem to a roomful of strangers and you do nothing less than show … Continue reading
Writing Historical Fiction in a 200 Year old Town House – Come and Try It
I’M BACK in the classroom for the first time since 2020 and I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to it. When I say classroom I mean a … Continue reading
The shocking SHAME of Tuesday afternoons – Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper offers Advice FROM her Vast Experience
Mrs Finnegan, well known as the sage of the working class and guide to the GENTRY, regrets that she is ONLY able to sharpen her Quill and write these CHRONICLES … Continue reading
What to Include When You’re Writing About Your Life – Walter Zinsser QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Don’t rummage around in your past for ‘important’ events…. Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them it is because they contain … Continue reading
Is it Cricket to go Husband-Hunting at The County Ground? Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper investigates
Mrs Finnegan, housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE and confidant to the woe-begotten, always WELCOMES constructive criticism… ALTHOUGH I DEARLY TREASURE your advice, I am not convinced that you have necessarily … Continue reading
Books are the Journey…Anna Quindlen QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Books are the plane, and the train and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home.Anna Quindlen
Am I getting old? Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper ponders the Question
The CELEBRATED Mrs Finnegan, the leading housekeeper of her generation, attends to the needs of the weary and worried WITHOUT neglecting any of her duties at The Regency Town House She … Continue reading
Light and Shade, Sunshine and Shadows…Albert Camus QUOTES FOR WRITERS
There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.Albert Camus
Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper has an answer for EVERY problem (but sometimes it’s I don’t know)
Mrs Finnegan is the Celebrated Authority in affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT. Although she is busy maintaining the highest standards at The Regency Town House , she STILL has time … Continue reading
…Follow Your Most Intense Obsessions…Franz Kafka QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. Franz Kafka
Dealing with Spoilt Sons and the Fears of Wallflowers – ADVICE from Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper
Mrs Finnegan throws herself into her work as Housekeeper at The Regency Town House and FLINGS advice at all who ask for it… PATER BOUGHT ME me a pony.I need an extra … Continue reading
How to Make Mistakes Jump Out of Your Manuscript like Fleas from a Dog – Clare Skuse QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Distance is an underrated writing tool, and not just physical distance, but emotional distance too. When I’ve completed a novel, I will print it out and put it away in the drawer … Continue reading
Have You Ever Waltzed? Would You? Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper answers the Controversial Question for Herself if Not for all Womankind
Another week, another bulging mail bag for Mrs Finnegan, housekeeper at The Regency Town House. ALL enquiries, observations and ANGUISHED APPEALS for help get an answer. It may not be … Continue reading
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