The Brighton Regency Housekeeper’s Christmas Diary
Mrs Finnegan, housekeeper of The Regency Town House, announces that this is not the Post Christmas message she intended to write. But then she didn’t have the kind of Christmas she expected … Continue reading
It all depends on how you do it…says Julian Barnes QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Everything in art depends on execution: the story of a louse can be as beautiful as the story of Alexander. You must write according to your feelings, be sure those … Continue reading
Ever thought about writing commercial fiction? A free competition for unpublished writers of colour
THIS IS EXCITING – a potentially life-changing competition exclusively for un-agented, unpublished writers of colour. The winner will receive a two-book publishing contract from Avon with an advance against royalties … Continue reading
A Cheated Wife gets No Sympathy from the Brighton Regency Housekeeper (who happens to be in a very good mood)
Mrs Finnegan, housekeeper of The Regency Town House, knows that there is a time to laugh and a time to cry and a TIME TO PACK FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS so only one … Continue reading
…in continual triumph and defeat, in the present, alive…poet Muriel Rukeyser’s celebration of life QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Whatever has happened, whatever is going to happen in the world, it is the living moment that contains the sum of the excitement, this moment in which we touch life … Continue reading
Monthly Competition for Playwrights
The Painkiller Project is a monthly playwriting competition supported by Arts Council England. Every month two plays are awarded £150. The two winning plays are released fortnightly as audio podcasts (available here). … Continue reading
Competition for Romance and Crime Writers
New Publishing Opportunity for underrepresented writers The Fresh Ink award competition will give Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers the opportunity to win a publishing contract (including an advance payment and royalties) … Continue reading
Is this the Snuff of Good Health? The Brighton Regency Housekeeper ponders…
Mrs Finnegan IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED expert on affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT in addition to being housekeeper of The Regency Town House. However, she FREELY ADMITS that there are … Continue reading
When to Start the Second Draft – John Niven QUOTES FOR WRITERS
You definitely need space between the first and second draft. I’d recommend a couple of months…Because if you start the second draft when you’ve immediately finished the first one, it’s … Continue reading
WANT TO WRITE FOR THE BBC? Annual Submissions window is now open
BBC Writersroom’s annual window for unsolicited scripts (TV, film, radio, stage or online) is open until 5pm on Wednesday 6th January 2021. Quiet Christmas? Now you know what to do with … Continue reading
Sneezes loud enough to waken the dead – all in a day’s work for Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper
Mrs Finnegan IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED expert on affairs of the HEART, MINOR HEALTH CONCERNS and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT in addition to being housekeeper of The Regency Town House. Wretched I am and … Continue reading
I’m a very ruthless critic of my own work…Bernardine Evaristo QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I have to be inside the work and also looking at it from the outside as much as you can when you’re creating it yourself. So I’m a very ruthless … Continue reading
Don’t let Anyone STEAL Your Dreams advises Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper
Mrs Finnegan IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED expert on affairs of the HEART and HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT in addition to being housekeeper of The Regency Town House.Her life is ruled by the following maxim:GOOD … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 