Esther Chilton
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Stop! Take A Moment It’s so easy to get caught up in the mundane minutiae of everyday and to forget to simply be. Life is so short. We need to live it. To enjoy it. Make a list of the things that you like, things that make you feel alive, whether it’s the smell of…
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This week’s challenge is a fun one (I hope!) I’d love to see your creations using the following five words, which must appear somewhere in your story or poem: Murder Midnight Mask Maltesers Mud Hope that gets you thinking! Here are last week’s entries from my photo prompt: I dare you not to be drawn…
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Originally posted on Sacha Black: If you would like to be featured like this on my blog, drop me a line. I had the pleasure of meeting Esther through the writers bureau, where I am studying a creative writing course and she is my really, truly fantastic tutor. :). Esther is an award winning writer, tutor,…
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OMG! Yes, my market for you this week is literally ‘OMG‘. It’s a new women’s weekly and as you can gather from the title, it’s one of the more sensationalist ones, with lots of true-life story headlines on the front cover. Here’s one from the first issue – ‘My hubby-to-be was a secret she’. I’m…
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Has anyone ever come across a banana with bones???
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The thrill of being published never fades as evidenced when I opened the ‘The Guardian’ this weekend to see another short filler piece I’d written. I was even more excited when I saw they’d kept it in word for word – even the typo I shamefully have to admit to. Read on and I’m sure…
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Don’t Rush It! You’re almost at the end of your cleverly crafted story and the temptation is to race towards that last line in the bid to get the story finished and out to a magazine/competition. Just stop right there. Don’t rush your ending. It can ruin the whole story. e.g. in a romance story,…
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Last week, you were set a picture prompt as your challenge and you produced some fantastic pieces of writing. Well done you! Please read all the entries below. As last week’s challenge proved popular, I’ll set you another picture challenge: Sacha Black‘s response to the challenge was almost immediate! She really has a talent for…
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I’ve had my job made easy for me again thanks to Sacha Black. She really has been wonderful in sending through details of competitions. Last week’s market had a very short deadline so you’ll be pleased to know this week’s is over three months away. ‘The Writers’ Village‘ is holding a short story competition with…
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I wonder how many people fell for this ‘special offer’!:
Esther Chilton 