Why I read – Zadie Smith QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I am fascinated to presume, as a reader, that many types of people, strange to me in life, might be revealed, through the intimate space of fiction, to have griefs … Continue reading
“…nothing means anything until the next day when you do it again…” Ernest Hemingway on writing QUOTES FOR WRITING
You write until you come to a place where you still have your juice and know what will happen next and you stop and try to live through until the … Continue reading
Half Day Writing Workshop in the home of a bestselling novelist – only £40 if you book early
This is a big, bold advertisement – as big and as bold as I get anyway – because I wanted to let you know that we are offering a 20% … Continue reading
Children don’t want small and cosy – children’s author Clementine Beauvais QUOTES FOR AUTHORS
Children love all things big, and not just dinosaurs. They can cope with complicated words they’ve never seen before: that’s what they’ve been doing non-stop since they were born. They … Continue reading
Everyone has a story to tell – discover how to tell yours
I’m excited about a new memoir/family history workshop I’m running over four Saturday mornings in November in a wonderfully atmospheric historic building. And I’m not doing it on my own. … Continue reading
CREATIVE RAGBAG OF NEWS AND IDEAS…A new book after 15 years…A new library…A new blog feature
A NEW NOVEL Fifteen years after the publication of the massive bestseller (massive in size and sales) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke is bringing out her second novel … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 