Esther Chilton
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My writing tip for you this week is a reminder about the importance of: Market Research When you first start writing, you know you need to analyse your target market carefully in terms of readership so you know who you’re writing for, the length of articles/stories the publication uses, the type of article/story the editor…
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Last week my daughter came up with the words you needed to use in my ten-word story writing challenge (‘discombobulated’, ‘unicorn’, ‘bacon’ and ‘fabulous’). She clearly did a great job as you’ve all been taking up the challenge with great gusto (scroll down to see all the entries). So I thought I’d ask her again.…
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For those of you who relish writing something with a dark edge to it, this competition will be perfect for you. ‘Almond Press are holding their ‘The Apocalyse Chronicles’ short story competition. They say, ‘The key theme of the short story competition is Apocalypse. We value diversity, so stories written from a dystopian, dark fiction, weird fiction…
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Love the smarty pants answer:
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We all like to win but you can’t win them all, as they say. I didn’t win first prize this time, but I was chuffed to be awarded the runner-up slot, in a flash fiction competition, with my short story, ‘Dead’. This one was something of an experiment for me. I like trying out different…
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My top tip is a bit of a cheat this week, I’m afraid but I’m having a day off work and going out with my mum, dad and daughter. Here’s a tip to remind you about the importance of spelling: Have a great weekend 🙂
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My challenge for you last week was to fit the words: ‘Easter’, ‘bucket’ and ‘cat’ into a ten-word story. There was me thinking you’d find it difficult. “Difficult?” you all said, “nah, easy peasy!” Read the excellent stories below. So, this week’s challenge? It’s certainly toughter. I’m still looking for ten-word stories, but this week…
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My market for you this week is another flash fiction one. Thank you to Sacha Black, yet again, for another great market. ‘Brilliant Flash Fiction‘ magazine holds quarterly competitions with a set theme. The theme for the June competition is: Equality Entries must be receive by 15th June 2015. Entries of up to 300 words…
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I love the literal take on this question:
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Since setting my new weekly writing challenge last Thursday (for ten-word stories using the words ‘Easter’, ‘bucket’ and ‘cat’ somewhere in the story), I’ve received some entries for the previous week’s challenge (ten-word stories using the words ‘Friday’ and ‘potato’). They’re too good not to share, so I thought I’d publish them on my blog…
Esther Chilton 