Esther Chilton
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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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This week’s look at an ad from the good old days sees one you wouldn’t get away with today. Though, love the line ‘Indoors, women are useful – even pleasant’!
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Sometimes all you need is a word to get your creativity going and for threads of a story or poem to start to weave together. Here are some words to start you on your way: Surprise Affair Shatter Angels Terror Cafe Accident Alleyway Poison Rejection Last week, I gave you two short story openings to…
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I usually give you several word/themed choices in my weekly writing challenge, so this week, I’m just going to give you one word: Fear This word evokes different feelings in all of us. Perhaps it relates to a phobia, or a particular situation. You can write about your own fear, or create a fear for…
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I owe the wonderful Sacha Black a big thank you for this week’s market: Mash Competitions. These flash fiction competitions are run every quarter. They’re looking for stories of up to 500 words and have this to say: ‘Our competition rules are simple. Every three months, three random objects are selected from a randomly gathered…
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