BRIDGET WHELAN writer

for writers and readers….

Toni Morrison in her own words QUOTES FOR WRITERS

You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience what it means to be human without wealth. What it feels like to be human without domination over … Continue reading →

August 11, 2019 · 6 Comments

…If I tried to write a universal novel, it would be water…Toni Morrison QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)

I never asked Tolstoy to write for me, a little colored girl in Lorain, Ohio. I never asked (James) Joyce not to mention Catholicism or the world of Dublin. Never. … Continue reading →

June 3, 2018 · 2 Comments

What artists have to do in times of trouble – Toni Morrison QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)

This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, … Continue reading →

January 8, 2017 · 2 Comments
Best books written by a woman

A list of the most influential books written by women – how many have you read? Any favourites missing and have they all earned their place…?

Here’s  The top 20 most influential book written by a woman as voted by the public on twitter (must admit I missed that campaign) with To Kill a Mockingbird at … Continue reading →

July 30, 2014 · 9 Comments

H is for HISTORICAL NOVELS

I love and loathe historical novels. I’m rarely indifferent. LOVE the books that capture a different way of thinking and being, that give you the feeling that, while human nature … Continue reading →

April 9, 2013 · 6 Comments

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