Esther Chilton
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Holiday Writing Surely holidays aren’t for writing? Holidays are for relaxing and doing nothing. For some they are but for others, they’re a time to see sights and enjoy new experiences. This is excellent fodder for stories and articles, as well as fillers and letters. You could just take some notes and photos so you…
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Socks I just can’t seem to get it right, Look at this one here so white, While its partner is light blue, And this one has a bright pink hue, What’s that in the drawer right there? Some white? At last, I have a pair, But, oh no, there it is – a hole, A…
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Last week, I asked you if you could tell a story in ten words. You clearly could, as you’ll see below. So I’m going to make the challenge tougher. Can you tell a story in six-words? I’ve had a go: Hand slackens. Tears fall. Son dead. Back to last week and your ten-word stories: KittyBoo63:…
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Mslexia are currently looking for poems, stories and scripts on the theme of clothes. Here’s what they have to say on the subject: ‘We look for stories of up to 2,200 words, poems of up to 40 lines, and short scripts (for theatre, radio or film) of up to 1,000 words (including character names and stage…
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I think someone needs to rethink their definition of bottomless…
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Researching your market – analyse the publication as a whole You might buy a magazine to analyse because you have an idea for an article but don’t just analyse the articles. It’s a good idea to study the whole of the magazine. This will give you an idea of the readership of the publication and…
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Mum sent Dad to the supermarket to buy some pork chops. Dad couldn’t find them so he thought it best to ask an assistant. “Do you have any loin cloths?” he asked. “Sorry, Tarzan, we don’t have any so you won’t be swinging through the trees tonight,” she quipped. Dad then realised he may not…
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Do you enjoy writing about strong characters? Then the Character-driven Short Story Competition being held by Writing Magazine may be just what you’re looking for. Here’s a bit more about it: ‘Hero or anti-hero, do-er or dreamer, cool or clownish, focus on one memorable character and use them as the driver for the action in…
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I’d love to see this in action…
