Esther Chilton
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This made me smile…
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It’s almost been two weeks since the launch of my latest book of short stories. I’ve been surprised at the amount of people who’ve asked me, “Can I get it in paperback?” At the moment, A Walk In The Woods and other short stories is only available as an ebook, but I am bringing it…
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For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word murder in it somewhere? I previously set you the challenge of writing a five-word story where one of the five words had to be biscuit. Here are your fabulous stories: Ruth Scribbles: He eats biscuits for breakfast. Biscuit chases squirrels…
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One of my recent ‘Markets for Writers’ blogs was for The Writers Bureau’s Short Story Competition. They have recently announced the short list and also published some very insightful tips on why stories don’t make the shortlist: ‘The short list is now available on our website. If your entry isn’t on the short list, don’t…
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Methinks this special deal is not so special…
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Hospital Waiting Rooms, Horrendous Halls and Farm Parks How many times have you moaned about hours spent hanging round hospital waiting rooms as your appointment runs late? Take a notebook with you next time and put those wasted hours to good use. Or why not take/download a book and see what’s making it into the…
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Want to try something different? Then why not give the Writing Magazine ‘Genre Mash-Up Short Story Competition’ a go? ‘Smash conventions and cross boundaries with your short story for this month’s competition, for a genre-defying (or defining) mash-up. It could be the likes of urban fantasy or domestic noir, but we’re really looking for a…
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For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word biscuit in it somewhere? I previously set you the challenge of writing a five-word story where one of the five words had to be phone. Here are your fabulous stories: Ritu: A phone ruined my life… Mobile phone – friend…
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Mum, Dad and I first visited the beautiful spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire some years ago. Move forward a decade or two and we were back there for a week’s break. We stayed in the charming Cairn Hotel, which dates back to Victorian times when many a visitor came to the town to…
