Friday Picture Writing Prompt – who knows where it will lead…
There’s a certain slant of light,on winter afternoons,That oppresses, like the weightOf cathedral tunes Emily Dickinson Using the image and the poem as a springboard, create an atmospheric passage of … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan is BADLY misunderstood – the Chronicles of Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper
While Mrs Finnegan is a CELEBRATED authority she CANNOT be held responsible if her advice is misinterpreted, but she can get cross about it. She is also housekeeper at THE REGENCY … Continue reading
Calling Writers on the Island of Ireland – mentoring programme
YOU HAVE TO BE QUICK for this one as the deadline is Thursday 22 July 2021. Yes, this Thursday – and the cut off point isn’t 5pm or the more … Continue reading
“…revision is where the work gets done…” Raven Leilani QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I don’t think I started writing anything good until I accepted that rejection is par for the course. It made me less precious. It made me realise that revision is … Continue reading
Friday Picture Writing Prompt – who knows where it will lead…
A dark picture and I’m not just referring to the way the photographer has lit the man’s face. Jot down three words to describe this image and then start writing. … Continue reading
A Guilt-ridden Maid and a Timid Mistress seek the advice of Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper
Mrs Finnegan is an authority on nearly everything. It’s hard to know how she finds the time when she is also housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE, The butcher terrifies … Continue reading
The old discovery that is ever new…Actor John Hannah QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Higher education must lead the march back to the fundamentals of human relationships, to the old discovery that is ever new, that man does not live by bread alone.John Hannah … Continue reading
Friday Writing Prompt – who knows where it will lead…
The elderly gentleman standing at the back has noticed something or someone approach to the left of the picture. So has the young girl sitting in front. Perhaps the woman … Continue reading
Tragedy on the High Seas! More from the mailbag of Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper
Mrs Finnegan’s advice is SOUGHT on all manner of subjects, being both a celebrated authority on nearly everything AND housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE, My wonderful fiancé Gerard, the second … Continue reading
Advice to a Writer Thinking of Giving Up – Heather Havrilesky QUOTES FOR WRITERS
You have to support your lovely odd-duck friends who have made money from their creations, but you can’t compare yourself to them. You have to aim high but you also … Continue reading
Friday Picture Writing Prompt – who knows where it will take you
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Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper is Instructed on How to Improve her Chronicles
Mrs Finnegan, housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE , WELCOMES constructive criticism… We wish to thank you for the letter sent out every Tuesday morning. My sister and I are eager readers. … Continue reading
How to Combine Writing with Laundry and Children – Tina Chang QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Nowadays, my creativity is summoned within a two-hour time span. In this way, my writing has become more efficient. I will keep mental notes during the day as I run … Continue reading
Friday Writing Prompt
A Picture + An Idea = who knows what or where it will take you They have not just got married. Photo credit: thituzi from Pixabay
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 