Mrs Finnegan’s Brighton Almanac – Are You Fluent in Sussex English?
Mrs Finnegan’s gives a quick guide to the Sussex dialect, explains how butter was invented and sprinkles a few puns from the 1830s across her almanac. We only have ourselves to blame,,,
Why Short Stories are Vastly Superior to Novels – Edgar Allen Poe QUOTES FOR WRITERS
…in a short story the writer has the soul of the reader under control…
The Importance of the Wild and Messy First Draft – Susan Steinberg QUOTES FOR WRITERS
“…there’s a place for formula like hair dye, maybe cooking…” but not in writing says American novelist Susan Steinberg
Mrs Finnegan’s Brighton Almanac – the importance of having an Emergency Bottle of GIN available at all times
Advice for the hot weather How to get rid of flies from Indoors Take One teaspoon of brown sugarOne teaspoon of creamhalf a teaspoon of powered black pepperMix well together … Continue reading
Writing is Perhaps the Greatest of Human Inventions – astronomer Carl Sagan QUOTES FOR WRITERS
What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance … Continue reading
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac – Brighton Isn’t Just for Royals
June comes in with the scent of roses. BUT all too often it has an OLD SHAWL on her shoulders, A BAD COLD in her head and CORNS on her … Continue reading
In Praise of Longer Sentences – Ed Simon QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Within a long sentence—clause upon clause, the commas and semicolons, em-dashes and colons, parentheticals and appositions piling up—there can be a veritable maze of imagery, a labyrinth of connotation, a … Continue reading
Write a Fight Right – Rita Chang-Eppig QUOTES FOR WRITERS
The beauty of literature is it’s not a movie, says Rita Chang-Eppig. That means you don’t have to give a blow-by-blow account of a fight scene
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac – the Secret of the Witches of Hove
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac of 1836 unlocks the real story behind the witches of Hove and discovers the patron saint of the impossible.
A Short Story Can’t Just Stop – it has to Conclude Claire Kilroy QUOTES FOR WRITERS
There’s one thing that all short story have to have, says Irish writer Claire Kilroy
Getting to the Heart of Things – Lily Dunn on Writing Memoir QUOTES FOR WRITERS
When writing memoir, a writer is not simply expressing or purging their painful experiences but also also using it to explore themselves, and the human condition generally, by engaging with … Continue reading
Writing Award for the Over 50s
Working on a novel? Over 50 and never been published? This free to enter writing competition has your name all over it.
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac Reveals THREE of Life’s Great Truths
Mrs Finnegan’s Almanac reveals three essential truths about life (including the one about one size fitting all)
Get Over the Fear of Failure – Brandon Stosuy QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Even the most accomplished people deal with failure and ongoing self-doubt. You have to learn how to deal with it. Failure is how you learn. If you see it as … Continue reading
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