BRIDGET WHELAN writer

for writers and readers….

Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Ladies, get your red petticoats ready!

Proposing Two women are held responsible for the LEAP Year tradition that allows women to PROPOSE on February 29th. Queen Margaret of Scotland was said to have passed a law … Continue reading

February 20, 2024 · 7 Comments

The Best Moments – Alan Bennett on Reading QUOTES FOR WRITERS

The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular … Continue reading

February 18, 2024 · 7 Comments

Rejection Never Ends…Advice from Award-wining Irish Novelist Donal Ryan QUOTES FOR WRITERS

Rejection! Rejection! Rejection! It never ends for a writer, say, Irish novelist Donal Ryan but there is still joy to be had…QUOTES FOR WRITERS

February 11, 2024 · 4 Comments

Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac: Nasty Machines and the Husbands who Own Them

Mrs Finnegan reveals a guilty secret hidden at the back of her husband’s cupboard and something he did NOT do which is far worse,

February 6, 2024 · 4 Comments

Chop, hack, prune and trim…Nick Hornby QUOTES FOR WRITERS

Anyone and everyone taking a writing class knows that the secret of good writing is to cut it back, pare it down, winnow, chop, hack, prune, and trim, remove every … Continue reading

February 4, 2024 · 2 Comments

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