Esther Chilton
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This week’s writing challenge is a fun one and it’s one I’ve set before. It’s to tell a story in only 20 words. It’s short and sweet so no excuses for not entering! Last week’s challenge was to write a story or poem using the following five words: Murder Midnight Mask Maltesers Mud Here are…
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My market for your this week is of the horror genre. Dark Markets is a US site, which provides horror writers with free market resources. They hold regular competitions, offering only a small prize but the competitions are exciting and give you the chance to think outside the box. One competition with a closing date…
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This sign is sooo helpful:
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As a freelance writer, I’ve had the fortune to write for all sorts of publications and to undertake all sorts of writing jobs from copywriting, to short stories, to humorous articles, to readers’ letters, to books. I learnt my craft many years ago through The Writers Bureau and once I’d become an established writer, I…
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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…
Esther Chilton 