BRIDGET WHELAN writer

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“…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

July 18, 2021 · 4 Comments

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

July 16, 2021 · 2 Comments

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

July 13, 2021 · Leave a comment

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

July 11, 2021 · Leave a comment

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

July 9, 2021 · 2 Comments

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

July 6, 2021 · Leave a comment

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

July 4, 2021 · Leave a comment

Friday Picture Writing Prompt – who knows where it will take you

This book changed a life….

July 2, 2021 · 3 Comments

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

June 29, 2021 · Leave a comment

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

June 27, 2021 · Leave a comment

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

June 25, 2021 · Leave a comment

There are SOME things Mrs Finnegan will not discuss – Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper intends to KEEP her standards HIGH

Mrs Finnegan, celebrated authority AND housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE has her reputation for probity and scrupulousness to MAINTAIN. Mortified that’s what I am, but more than that: my husband Arthur … Continue reading

June 22, 2021 · Leave a comment

“…The first draft is meant to be discarded…” Walter Mosely QUOTES FOR WRITERS

The first draft is the jabber you forced on that blind date. She was hoping for someone to ask her what she was feeling, but all you said was, and … Continue reading

June 20, 2021 · 2 Comments

Friday Writing Prompt

A Picture + An Idea = Who knows what or where it will take you Write down five things she can see.Write down five emotions. Attach an emotion to each … Continue reading

June 18, 2021 · Leave a comment

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