Esther Chilton
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My Friday blog post offers writers the opportunity for their work to be seen and read by others. I’m happy to accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no more than 40 lines.…
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My challenge for you this week is to write a ten-word story using at least six words from the list given, or you can write a story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose at least six words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Xylopolist Train Ulotrichous Sweets Feline Ecophobia Liverpool Furious…
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This week’s market is the Daggerville Games Short Story Competition. They run a monthly competition with a chance to win a £30 Waterstones voucher. Details of the competition are posted on their Facebook page. For rules and further information on the competition, visit their website. ***
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I would love to know if anyone replied to this…obviously old ‘Bud’ didn’t fancy the task himself!
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Originally posted on JO LAMBERT: Good morning Esther and welcome. Can you tell us a bit about ‘you’? I live in Thatcham, Berkshire, with my husband, daughter, three cats and two chinchillas. I love reading. I enjoy crime, as well as psychological thrillers and I’m especially passionate about children’s books. One of my favourite stories…
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If you’re finding it difficult to come up with ideas for your writing this week, here are a few for you: Story opening: “I hate you. I never want to see you again!” she spat. Theme: Disappointment Title: Desperate Times ***
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It’s your last opportunity to enter my flash fiction competition. Here are the details: Prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £25, 3rd £10 Entry fee: £2 per story Word Limit: Stories of up to 250 words are invited on any theme. Payment can be made by credit card or Paypal, via the website. Entries should be submitted…
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It’s Friday and time for my Guest Writer Spot. If anyone would like their writing to appear on my blog, please get in touch. I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com Here is another thought-provoking poem from…
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For this week’s challenge, you can either write a ten-word story using at least six words from the list given, or you can write a story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose at least six words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Jettatura Mourinho Caravan Acersecomic Fanfaronade Gambol Leptosome Demure Furtive…
Esther Chilton 