Esther Chilton
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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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This week’s market is Alfie Dog Fiction International Short Story Competition. 1st Prize: £200 and publication of a short story collection of 35,000 – 40,000 words 2nd Prize: Critique of stories to a total maximum word count of 10,000 words Closing date: 30th September 2015 To enter, send one story of between 1000 and 2000…
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Run out of mints? Not quite sure this is the obvious substitute…perhaps, it’s just me!
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Summertime conjures up images of stunning sunsets, beautiful beaches with sand oozing between toes, the lullaby of waves lapping into shore…but what about an underwater scene? Here’s a visual image to inspire your writing:
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The Perfect Paragraph When an idea comes to mind and you’re eager to get everything down on paper, it’s easy to forget about paragraphs and making sure your story has a good mixture of short and longer paragraphs. In fact, sometimes paragraphs can be forgotten about altogether. Read the following passage from a short story:…
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This week’s writing challenge is for a story in up to fifteen words. I’m not giving you any words this time, but you story must contain words which start with the same letter e.g.: Bertie Bathwick bought bright blue boots but Bertie’s brother Bernard bashed both. This isn’t a particularly good example, but it gives…
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