Esther Chilton
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This ad from a bygone era is priceless:
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Last week a few of you contacted me to say how helpful you found the opening lines in my Monday Motivations slot. So this week, I’ll give you two more – firstly for a short story and secondly, for a poem. Story: Matty knew he shouldn’t have taken it. Poem: She was always there for…
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Today’s 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. If you would like some of your writing to be featured on my blog, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com My guest writer…
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My ten-word story challenge from last week proved to be a great hit with you, so I thought I’d set another one. This time, you need to choose four from the following list: Epiphany Susurrous Tintinnabulation Scintillating Umbrella Unravel Ratatouille Corbyn If last week’s results were anything to go by, I can’t wait to read…
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My heart-felt thanks goes, yet again, to the brilliant Sacha Black for making my job easy and suggesting another market. This week it’s The Bath Flash Fiction Award. The competition is an on-going one and entries of up to 300 words are invited. There’s an entry fee of £9 and the prizes are as follows:…
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Some of these ads of old are unbelievable, but they reflect the patriarchal views of the time. Just shows how far we’ve come.
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To motivate you and to help kick-start your writing week, I’m going to give you a single line to open a story with. Hopefully, it’ll set your mind thinking about all sorts of possibilities and threads of a story. And I haven’t neglected the poets amongst you so there’s also an opening line for you…
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Top Tips… For Writing Anniversary Pieces Every day is the anniversary of a famous person’s birth or death, historical event or the invention of something which changed lives. Articles based on these anniversaries make for fascinating reading and a lot of magazines pay very well for them. Here are some tips to help your anniversary…
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This week’s challenge is short and sweet. I’m looking for a ten-word story, using four of the following words: Serendipity Illicit Dollop Hullabaloo Shrubbery Squelch Priministerial Gargantuan I think they’ll be some interesting results! Last week, I gave you a single word for your challenge: Fear. Here are the results: Keith Channing sent in a…
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I have to give another enormous thank you to Sacha Black for my market this week. It’s certainly a competition worth entering with a £10,000 prize. Here are the details: The Manchester Fiction Prize is an annual contest for short stories on any theme, up to 2500 words. The entry fee is £17.50, which is…
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