Esther Chilton
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This week, I have something for those of you who like to write short, short fiction. Scottish Book Trust hold a monthly flash fiction competition, ‘The 50-Word Fiction Competition‘. Each month they give you a prompt to get you started. There are two categories – the Young Writers Category (below the age of 18) and…
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Mmm, not too confident they can fulfil their claim here…
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To kick start your writing week, why not have a go at this week’s writing challenge? It’s for a teeny tiny flash fiction story of only ten words (so no excuses for not having time to have a go!). Your story must feature five words from the following list. So that’s five words from the…
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Many of you found last week’s compilation of tips useful, so here’s more of the same: Top Tips… For Writing Humour In the current economic climate there isn’t much to cheer us, so a humorous article or funny story comes as a welcome break. But writing humour isn’t as easy as you might think. Here…
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This week’s writing challenge is back to to good ol’ ten-word story. Your story must feature five words from the following list. As you’ll see, I’m continuing the summer theme – with a few other words thrown in for good measure!: Popsicle Hot Queen Codswallop Flip-flop Splash Snotty Flummoxed Nincompoop Jail Last week’s challenge invited…
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This week’s market is Chicken House Books. They’re a publishing house specialising in children’s fiction, for children aged 7-18. They used to accept unsolicited manuscripts, but sadly they stopped this a few years ago. However, there are still opportunities for writers to become published with them through their annual Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. The…
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Am I missing the special deal here, or is it just me?!
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This week’s Monday motivation has an eerie feel to it. Who is the person with the torch? Who, or what is he/she looking for? Let you imagination go and see where it takes you: *** Last week, I gave you the image of an underwater scene. Adhin Shamina felt inspired and sent in the following…
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It’s a case of my top tips this week rather than just one tip. I’ve put together some tips I’ve covered before on how to create that scintillating story ending to leaves your readers dazzled and amazed. Top Tips… For A Tremendous Short Story Ending 1. Don’t rush your ending. Some writers can see the…
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This week’s writing challenge has a summer theme to it. I’d like you to write a story or poem on one of the following themes: Holidays Adventure Freedom Memories Fun You can choose to interpret the theme in any way you wish. Last week my writing challenge was for a story in up to fifteen…
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