BRIDGET WHELAN writer

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Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Never Take a Knife to a Muffin

Mrs Finnegan is demonstrating all the social graces and INVITES all readers to The Regency Town House

November 28, 2023 · 11 Comments

Why Fiction is More Interesting…Eleanor Roosevelt QUOTES FOR WRITERS

The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell … Continue reading →

November 26, 2023 · 2 Comments

What We Hope For…Anton Chekhov QUOTES FOR WRITERS

Anton Chekhov in a pessimistic mood reflecting on the things we hope for…

November 19, 2023 · 4 Comments

Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Avoiding Flaming Tar Barrels

Discover what Bonfire night was like in 1836 Brighton and the 13th century saint who wrote about everything from alchemy to zoology (and a lot of other ologies)

November 14, 2023 · 4 Comments

Seeing the Familiar in a New Way – Donald Maass, New York Literary Agent QUOTES FOR WRITERS

…making me see the familiar in a wholly new way and making the unfamiliar a foundational part of me… 

November 12, 2023 · 2 Comments

How to Become a Famous Writer – Samuel Johnson

It is advantageous to an author that his book should be attacked as well as praised. Fame is a shuttlecock. If it be struck at one end of the room, … Continue reading →

November 5, 2023 · 4 Comments

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