Esther Chilton
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I can remember my aunt doing this on her own hair but judging by how wonky my fringe was as a child, my mother either didn’t or had a bit of a falling out with the Scotch tape!
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You have two choices for your Monday Motivations this week – a story beginning or an ending. Here’s your beginning: George was going to die. Now comes the ending: As I drove away I let the tears come, wondering if I would ever come home again. Last week’s prompt came courtesy of the wonderful Keith…
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Please let me know if you’d like your writing to appear in my Guest Writer Spot. I’m looking for 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 This week sees another stunning…
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This week, I’m giving you two choices: you can either write a ten-word story using five words from the list given, or you can write an autumnal themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Aeolist Giraffe Osteopath Dompteuse Farctate Boris Gongoozler Beer…
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At first this ad doesn’t seem too bad…
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This week’s Monday Motivations comes courtesy of the wonderful Keith Channing who has given me permission to pinch the last line of one of his stories: “Who put that goddam sign there?” he hollered. So, what happens to lead up to this line is up to you. I hope some ideas are already forming. For…
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My weekly Friday blog post offers writers the opportunity for their work to get out there and be 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:…
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Sacha Black has kindly given her permission for me to pinch a couple of words from her blog ‘The Zen of Finding Lost Words’. So here is your new list for this week’s ten-word story challenge. Your story can be under ten words, but no more than ten and it must feature five words from…
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This week’s market is The Flash 500 Novel Opening Chapter and Synopsis Competition. It’s a fantatsic opportunity to have your work looked at by editors from independent genre publishers Crooked Cat. They’re looking for the opening chapter of your novel, up to 3000 words and a one-page synopsis. First prize is £500 and there’s a…