• I Need Your Help!

    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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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. Please give a warm welcome to a new guest to…

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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…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is MOOD This word reflects how we feel. Happy, sad, anxious, angry, calm or fearful, for example. You can set a mood, through different lighting and and accessories. We might also be in the mood to do something – or not. What does this week’s prompt word mean to you?…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    This made me chuckle: Image credit: Pinterest

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  • Good morning or afternoon, depending where you are. I hope you had a good weekend. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is SPROUT Last week’s prompt was HISS. There were some entertaining limericks: Graeme Sandford: A snake in the grass liked to hiss, from Thurso right down to Liss; wherever he went, from Sutherland to…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week needs very little introduction. Many of…

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  • Thursday has come around again. Here is your new story challenge: can you tell a story in 56 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Lou by the Sea: Drama…

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