Esther Chilton
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It’s not every day you see a sign like this one…
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Flash Fiction Fever I’m pleased to announce the winners of my first short story competition. A huge thank you to everyone who entered. After weeks of deliberating, the judge has decided upon her winners. She had this to say: “I was amazed by the very high standard of entries. The writers made my job very…
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The winners of my Flash Fiction Competition will be announced very soon! Watch this space…
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Here’s my latest compilation of tips: Top Tips… On how to avoid a short story no-no Writing short stories seems more competitive than ever, with fewer and fewer markets accepting them. But writers often unwittingly lessen their chances of acceptance through some common errors. Here are 10 to avoid: 1. Don’t open your short story…
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My challenge for you this week is to write a story or poem on one of the following themes: The storm Blood Jealousy Nighttime Reflections Time travel Love Nature Jane Basil wasn’t able to use the internet when I set my alliteration challenge two weeks ago. She said ‘I was disappointed to miss your challenge,…
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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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