Esther Chilton
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Enjoy writing short fiction? Then why not give the Writing Magazine 750-word short story competition a go? Here are some details for you: Prizes: 1st prize: £200 plus publication in the magazine 2nd prize: £50 plus publication on the website Entry fee: £5, £3 for subscribers Closing date: 15th April 2018 Word count: up to…
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If you’ve missed any of the signs in my latest Funny of The Week series, here they are for you: the first, second, third , fourth and fifth. Here’s number six… Photo credit: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
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Welcome to the ninth instalment in my weekly writing series. Each week, I give you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story and/or poem, an idea for an article…Here are the first , second , third , fourth , fifth , sixth , seventh and eighth instalments…
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It’s part three of my new weekly series where I set you a writing challenge. This week your challenge is to write a humorous story or poem about a ghost. Here’s one I came up with earlier: Ghostly Woes I am a ghost and my aim is to scare, Sending shivers, chilling all those…
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If you’ve missed any of the signs in my latest Funny of The Week series, here they are for you: the first, second, third and fourth. Now for number five…
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Welcome to the eighth instalment in my weekly writing series. Each week, I give you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story, the opening line of a poem…Here are the first , second , third , fourth , fifth , sixth and seventh in the series. This…
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I’m very pleased to introduce this week’s Guest Writer, Eric Clarke. Eric is a talented poet and fiction writer. Today, he’s written a poem. Before you read it, here is a little bit about him, in his own words: ‘I write about human relationships, no dogs or cats involved, the odd robin crops up though.…
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Here is part two of my new weekly series where I set you a writing challenge. Here’s last week’s challenge if you missed it. This week, your challenge is to write about ‘socks’. Well, I didn’t say your challenge would be easy! Here’s my effort: Socks I just can’t seem to get it right, Look…
