Esther Chilton
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Flash Fiction Competition Countdown! This week’s market is a reminder that you have less than two weeks to enter my 250-word flash fiction competition. Here are the essentail details: Prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £25, 3rd £10 Entry fee: £2 per story Word Limit: Stories of up to 250 words are invited on any theme. Payment…
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Love the sense of humour here:
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My Monday motivation for you this week comes in the form of a picture of a little girl praying. Is she praying for the safe return of her dad who’s a soldier? Or perhaps she’s saying a prayer for her sister who’s ill. Why she’s praying, who for and the outcome is up to you,…
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Don’t waffle! My top tips have revolved around short story openings over the past couple of weeks. This week builds on this. Remember that your opening few paragraphs need to grab your reader’s attention straight away. It’s no use filling them with lots of waffle. Your reader will switch off and move to another story…
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I think I’m going to re-name this ‘My Daughter’ s Weekly Writing Challenge’! Her five compulsory words for you to make into a ten-word story for next week are: Spider-Man Catastrophic Shrimp Malodorous Callipygian Happy writing! Last weeks words were: Maraca Flabbergasted Ventriloquist Pensive Obama Here are the results: Sacha Black kicks us off with…
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My market for you this week is the Ifanca Helene James Short Story Competition. The closing date for entries is 1st July 2015. Stories of up to 2200 words are invited. The prizes are as follows: 1st place: £100 plus a bottle of champagne 2nd place: £75 3rd place: £50 There’s an entry fee of…
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Originally posted on Sacha Black: The biggest blogging event of the year is here. If you have blogging friends, comrades or just fancy being nosy, then this event is for you. I am organising the first Bloggers Bash. An opportunity for you all to get together and meet the friends you made through blogging, in…
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Mmm, don’t think they’ve quite thought this one through…
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My Monday Motivations post this week is a reminder that you have three weeks left to enter my flash fiction competition. Entries are invited on any theme and there’s a word limit of 250 words. 1st prize is £50, 2nd prize £25 and third prize £10. To find out more and to enter, click here…
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The Shock Factor Last week, I suggested using dialogue when you open your short story. Dialogue is an excellent way to begin and to involve your reader. Another effective way is to open with a statement. A one line statement makes the opening even stronger and can really draw your reader in. Here are some…
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