Esther Chilton
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This week, my Monday motivation takes the form of a picture – and a grisly one to make you sit up, get thinking and write! Looking at the photo, here’s what came to mind for me: The Killing The knife plunges in, Blood oozes out, Splashing me, cascading down, Again I stab, deeper this time,…
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Have Fun With Your Writing! As writers, it’s so easy to get caught up in meeting deadlines, getting over writers’ block, trying to earn a living etc. so it’s no wonder we forget to enjoy writing. And enjoyment is exactly why we started writing in the first place. So forget the novel/short story/article you’re working…
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Last week I gave you an opening line for a story or poem; this week’s writing challenge is about a closing line. Your line is, Phew, that was a close one! Let your imaginations run riot! Now, onto last week’s stories and poems, which opened with the line, ‘I knew I didn’t like her as soon…
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The Fiction Desk’s Annual Ghost Story. I have Geoff Le Pard to thank for this week’s market. The Fiction Desk publish fiction of between 2000 – 11000 words (see my ‘More Markets For Freelancers Page’ for more info) They also hold regular competitions and are currently holding a ghost story competition, with a first prize…
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Good to know you don’t need to travel far to get help!
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Last week, I wrote about looking back over your writing achievements and recognising how far you’ve come. This week, it’s the turn of the photo. It’s always good to look back over photos. They bring back an explosion of memories, some happy, some sad. I found a photo of my lovely grandad last week. He…
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Be versatile! As writers, we know what we like. Perhaps you enjoy writing fiction and want to become a novelist. Or maybe you yearn to be a screen writer or journalist. So, knowing what we like to write, we often stick to it and don’t try other forms of writing. Have you thought about copywriting?…
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Last week, I asked you to scare me and to send me your dark tales. You certainly did (please read them below). Next week, I’d like your story or poem to begin with the words, ‘I knew I didn’t like her as soon as I saw her’. ‘Her’ could be a teacher, a new neighbour,…
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A huge thank you to Nica (Sacha Black) for sending me in last week’s market. Looks like I’m going to have give her another big thanks to her as she’s sent in another market. L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest is an US based writing competition for new science fiction and fantasy writers.…
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Looks like it’s really helping, doesn’t it?!
Esther Chilton 