Surprise Revelation! Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper has words with the Mistress
From Mrs Finnega, The Mistress has a new staff to go with her new home: a butler, a cook, two upstairs maids etc etc But there is SOMEONE missing.
A new housekeeper!
My position is Unfilled
Am I a Good Enough Reader to Comment on Someone Else’s Story? George Saunders answers QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Ever wondered if you’re qualified to give an opinion on a story or novel?
George Saunders explains why you can.
Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper walks through the Valley of Humiliation
Mrs Finnegan, currently still housekeeper at The Regency Town House, has had a difficult few days and is not ENTIRELY recovered. She thanks you for your understanding and begs you … Continue reading
Truth and Lies – Stephen King QUOTES FOR WRITERS
The primary duty of literature is to tell us the truth about ourselves by telling lies about people who never existed. Stephen King Photo credit: Niklas Ohlrogge on Unsplash
It’s All Change for Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper. Will She Stay or Will She Go?
Mrs Finnegan, housekeeper at The Regency Town House, is at a crossroads. One path will take her to matrimony, the other to a much nicer bed sitting-room
It’s Hard for Everyone – All You Get is the Bacon Rinds Ernest Hemingway QUOTES FOR WRITERS
What you ought to do is write you big lazy bastard. My god it is hard for anybody to write. I never start a damn thing without knowing 200 times … Continue reading
Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper is Convinced of the Benefits of Smiling and Wants Everyone to Try It
Mrs Finnegan, housekeeper at The Regency Town House, is in an exceedingly GOOD mood, November being now her FAVOURITE month of the year. She would like everyone to SHARE her … Continue reading
Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper Reflects on Friendship and What it Means to have a Footman in the House
Change is is the air for Mrs Finnegan and The Regency Town House, but the Mistress refuses to confide in her faithful housekeeper and Mrs F must puzzle it out herself.
Could it even be the D word?
The Search for Truth – Anton Chekhov QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Anton Chekhov wonders if the search for truth must always end in failure
Men. Men! MEN! That is all Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper has to Say on the Subject (almost)
Confidante to the great and the GOOD, as well as the confused, Mrs Finnegan administers advice while ALSO tending to her duties as housekeeper at THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE DO YOU HAVE ANY … Continue reading
The Trouble with Inspiration – Crime Writer Peter Temple QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Inspiration isn’t to be trusted says crime writer Peter Temple
A Lucky Lady who is Not in Love Writes to Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper
Would you learn how to play the harp-lute at your beau’s insistence? Would you keep the beau?
The Horror of Fairytales – A Halloween Quote for Writers
Every fairytale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.
Could you Deal with a Mistress who is a Barometer in a Bonnet? Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper Can
Imagine yourself a maid in a Regency House with a Mistress that blows hot and cold according to the weather. How do you cope? You write to Mrs Finnegan, of course
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 