“…it’s uncommon to master any kind of heat before middle age…” Lizzy Kremer, literary agent, on writing QUOTES FOR WRITERS
So many artists suffer from melancholy in all its shades, it is possible to forget that writing, like all creative acts, is essentially optimistic. ….if you write, it is because … Continue reading
A Rag Bag of appeals, complaints and proposals….Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper deals with them all
Mrs Finnegan, celebrated authority AND housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE rattles through a number of queries this week in attempt to reduce her stock of unanswered mail to a manageable size. … Continue reading
Can you write about excitement and jubilation? Submissions open for the e-zine published by Epoque Press
Epoque Press is a small, but perfectly formed independent publishing company that promotes new literary and creative talent through their main publishing imprint and an online ezine. For their next … Continue reading
When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split – Raymond Chandler QUOTES FOR WRITERS
WOULD you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that I write in a sort of broken-down patois which is something like … Continue reading
What’s Your Story Competition – sing it, rap it, sign it or write it
The Evening Standard and Netflix have just launched What’s Your Story? competition.It’s very different to anything I’ve come across before because entries can be sung, signed, rapped, or tapped out on your phone. … Continue reading
International writing competition on Sex and Gender
For the past eleven years Stringybark Stories has run international short story competitions from their base in Australia.David Vernon, Editor and Judge, wrote to tell me that this year they … Continue reading
There’s Devilment and Misery in Mrs Finnegan’s Mail Box. Advice from Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper Will Put a Stop to Both (sort of)
Can’t stop my sticky little fingers from sneaking morsels of food from the kitchen. It’s not as if I am even hungry, it’s just the devilment of trying something that … Continue reading
Not Everything Needs to be Explained – Esther Freud
Trust your reader. Not everything needs to be explained. If you really know something, and breathe life into it, they’ll know it too. Esther Freud Photo credit:Pexels from Pixabay
Need help making decisions? Follow the instructions of Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper for a simple life
Mrs Finnegan, the outstanding housekeeper of her generation, is employed at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE She GIVES advice and occasionally takes it. Please help me. I have a complete inability to make … Continue reading
Keep on Keeping on Until You Stop – advice from Geoff Dryer QUOTES FOR WRITERS
In my 30s I used to go to the gym even though I hated it. The purpose of going to the gym was to postpone the day when I would stop going. … Continue reading
An old Rake Wants to Marry a Young Bride…Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper Raises an Eyebrow
Mrs Finnegan, celebrated authority AND housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE is not AFRAID of giving frank advice when it is needed. You are a woman of the world, Mrs Finnegan, … Continue reading
Bored with your story? Hate your characters? That’s OK says Sophie Kinsella QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Everybody, no matter who they are gets to the middle of a book and thinks crikey, I’ve had enough of this. You get bored with your story and your characters, … Continue reading
A Publisher Reveals 9 Things You Should Never Put in a Plot (probably)
Blind Eye Books is an American publisher of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and romance novels featuring LGBTQ protagonists. Editor in Chief Nicola Kimberling has decided not to say what she … Continue reading
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