Esther Chilton
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My Monday motivation for you is a reminder to enter my weekly writing challenge . For this, you two have choices: Option A: I’ll give you a story opening and the challenge is to continue the story from that point. Option B: For this choice, I have a story ending for you and your challenge…
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This week I’m going to give you two choices: Option A: I’ll give you a story opening and the challenge is to continue the story from that point. Option B: For this choice, I have a story ending for you and your challenge is to write story up to the ending. Here is your opening…
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This week’s market has been provided by the wonderful Sacha Black Writers Helping Writers hold a monthly competition for the opening first page of a novel. Writers have a specific time frame in which to send their e-mail address, genre of story and the intended audience. Three names are drawn at random. The ‘winners’…
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What a fantastic day to be part of 🙂
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I stumbled upon an old ad printed in a newspaper in the 1950s and thought, Blimey, how times have changed. So this got me thinking about what other ads there were at that time and how you wouldn’t see these products being advertised with quite such gusto as back then. So here’s the first ad…
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This week, to get your writing week kick-started, I’m going to give you the beginning of a story. What happens next is up to you. Lizzie had known it was going to happen one day. But that didn’t make it any easier. She looked out the window and peered through the rain splattered glass. It…
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My weekly tips slot is having a mini holiday this week, so I’ll leave you with this piece of useful advice: Have a great weekend 🙂
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This week, your themes for a story or poem are: Ghost Horror Crime Romance There should be something for everyone there! There’s no limit on the length of story or poem. Last week’s challenge was to write a story or poem on one of the following themes: The storm Blood Jealousy Nighttime Reflections Time travel…
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My market for you this week turns to poetry and the ‘Writing Times Bimonthly Poetry Competition’. The theme is an open one and there’s no strict word limit. There is an entry fee of £2 and the winning poet will earn £25, publication in the magazine and they’ll also be interviewed for the magazine. Entries…
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