Esther Chilton
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Last week I set you the task of writing a story in ten words and you found it easy! So this week, I’m going to make it a little harder for you. I’d like another ten word story but this week, you need to find some way of using the words ‘potato’ and ‘Friday’ in…
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The publication I’m bringing you this week is a US magazine called ‘Creative Non-Fiction‘. It describes itself as ‘like jazz—it’s a rich mix of flavors, ideas, and techniques, some of which are newly invented and others as old as writing itself. Creative nonfiction can be an essay, a journal article, a research paper, a memoir,…
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If you don’t know the answer, is it best to leave it blank or put the first thing that comes to mind?!
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Last week I set you a Monday Motivation Challenge Special: can you write a short story, where the first sentence starts with A, the next B and so on, right throuigh to Z? I wasn’t sure if any of you would want to take up the challenge, but you did! And brilliantly, too. Here are…
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Laugh Out Loud We often take life too seriously. Yes, there are awful things happening all around the world and often in our own little corner of the world. We can feel sad, angry, frustrated, disappointed and so on, but if we take everything that’s bad, upsetting etc. and heap it onto our shoulders, it’ll…
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Last week’s challenge was a teeny tiny one inviting entries of only 20 words. You amazed me with your creativity and how you managed to craft a proper story in so few words. Enjoy reading the results below. On Monday I set a Challenge Special: can you write a short story, where the first sentence…
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My market for you this week is once again courtesy of the ever helpful Sacha Black who found this rather unusual competition. The Becoming Writer Writing Contest is inviting stories of 1000 words and will publish all, yes all, stories entered and offer feedback. Sound too good to be true? Take a look at the…
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This ‘Funny Of The Week’ series is one I featured last year. I’ve found some new ones, so here’s the launch of the 2015 series. Hope you enjoy them!
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Here’s a Monday Motivation Challenge Special: can you write a short story, where the first sentence starts with A, the next B and so on, right throuigh to Z? It’ll certainly blow the weekend cobwebs away! Here’s mine for you: Another wet day dawns to blight our much needed holiday. Black clouds hang heavily in…
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Feel the Fear and do it Anyway! Some of you have read my ‘About Me’ page and been intrigued how an accident changed the course of my life and brought me to writing. So here’s an insight for you: I was 24-years-old at the time and working in a bank. And I hated it. I…
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