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Happy new week to you all. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is RIDE Last week’s prompt was BATH. There were some brilliant limericks: Nicola Daly: I once had an uncle ArthGot lost on the way to BathDidn’t half give him a frightWhen he turned left not rightAnd met a bull on the warpath. Fandango:…
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Last week, I shared the beautiful cover of my forthcoming children’s book, Myths and Magic. The launch date is May 28th and the paperback is now available for pre-order (the ebook is due out then too, but the publisher is still working on it). I had a blog tour last year and many of you…
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I am delighted to introduce the international literary anthology Story Chat Digest: Where Stories Meet, edited and compiled by Marsha Ingrao. I’m honoured to be part of it. Now in its third volume, Story Chat Digest continues its tradition of bringing together international voices in short fiction and poetry. What began as an interactive online literary…
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Thursday means new story challenge time. So can you tell a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 64 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Therapy Bits: Night nurse Mara guarded the quiet ward…
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Your prompt word this week is MAGIC When I think of this word, I get a tingling in my fingers. But I’m no witch with magical powers. I think of the word as relating to something special, something wonderful. We also use to describe something working effectively and, of course, there’s the Magic Kingdom Theme…
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Some of you may remember that last year, I put a call out for your thoughts on the blurb for my partner’s crime novel. Your responses were so helpful in him deciding upon the final words for the back cover of Borderline. He’s been working on the second book in series, Renegade, and once again…
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Happy Monday to everyone out there. Here’s to a good week – and also a new limerick challenge. Your word is BATH Last week’s prompt was SPROUT. There were some brilliant limericks: Nicola Daly: Gordon goat ate sprout after sproutHow many? He completely lost countSo it wasn’t any wonderHis tummy rumbled like thunderJust don’t light a…
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Many of you gave me such fantastic support when I released my first children’s book, The Secret Dragon, last year. I’ve been working on the second book, which takes place in a museum and am delighted to share the cover with you:
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We’re nearly at the end of another busy week. I hope you’ve had a good one so far. Here is your new story challenge: can you tell a story in 64 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 56 words using the following five words…