It’s Easier to Give than to Receive – John Steinbeck QUOTES FOR WRITERS
“…Receiving if it be well done, requires a fine balance of self-knowledge and kindness…”
The Diary of a Reluctant Rebel – Brighton’s Regency Housekeeper is on strike
In all due humility, Mrs Finnegan prefers to read the diaries of others rather than write her OWN, but believes that her day to day struggles in The Regency Town … Continue reading
It rained when it should have snowed…Seamus Heaney QUOTES FOR WRITERS
It rained when it should have snowed. When we went to gather holly the ditches were swimming, we were wet to the knees, our hands were all jags and water … Continue reading
Silent Monks Singing the Hallelujah Chorus – Happy Christmas Everyone
This will put a smile on your face if there isn’t one there already… Performed by a Public High School in America – wish I knew which school and where … Continue reading
A circular Christmas letter written in 1920
I’ve sent out my circular letters to friends and family across the world and received a few in returned. We exchanged news about new homes and old bones, about holidays … Continue reading
A Criminal ADVENTure – call for Christmasy short stories with a twist
I’ve just been contacted by a former City Lit student to tell me that she is now part of a group of aspiring crime writers who want to create a … Continue reading
Quotes about Christmas — presents
“It’s for the hamster that I’m gonna buy! This is so perfect!” (after opening a hamster wheel at Christmas) Gerard Way photo credit: Alice Harold via photopin cc
Quotes about Christmas — Charles Dickens
‘I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all … Continue reading
Want to be published by Christmas?
First you have to submit a segment of a steamy romance, but you don’t have to stay awake at night worrying about the plot. The people at Hot Key Books … Continue reading
The next Christmas bestseller
‘A Week in Winter‘ is a 464-page book of interlinked short stories about the people staying at an old hotel on the west coast of Ireland. As Maeve Binchy’s last … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 