Esther Chilton
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As writers, we’re often very self-critical. We’re always looking forward and thinking about what we haven’t achieved yet, instead of thinking about how far we’ve come. I’ve kept a record book of every piece of writing I’ve ever sent out. It’s been good to go back over it and to see the successes I’ve forgotten…
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Sit back and relax! So, we’re into the second half of January already and how is your writing going? Struggling to get started? Can’t think of a story idea, or characters? Time to sit back, relax and let your mind do the work for you! Have a pad and pen by your side, then take…
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Last week Rajiv sent me a gripping story; it didn’t fit with last week’s challenge, but it got me thinking about making this week’s challenge a ‘Dark Tales’ one. So please send in your ghost, crime, thriller, horror etc. stories/poems/articles for this week’s challenge. I look forward to being scared! Here are last week’s fantastic…
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This week’s market is brought to your by Nica Hawkins de Koenigswarter (aka Sacha Black). A huge big thank you to Nica for sending me this market and for making my Wednesday blog that much easier! The BBC Writers’ Room: The BBC Radio Drama Readings Unit is inviting submissions for their annual Opening Lines series…
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Any ideas???!!!
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As writers, it’s easy to become set in our ways and to write the same type of stories, articles etc. So make this the year you write something new. You never know where it might lead. I thought I’d take up my own advice and so I tried writing something for the ‘We love to…
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Originally posted on Rachel Carrera, Novelist: A while back, I posted a Call to Writers, asking my fellow author bloggers to allow me to interview them for guest-spots on my blog. (If you are interested in participating, please contact me.) I asked everyone thirty-five questions, some were basic, and others were multi-part inquiries, and I asked them to answer…
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Happy New Year from My Weekly Writing Challenge! It’s had a bit of a break, so now my weekly series is back. So it’s time to put Christmas and New year behind you and to take up the challenge once again. Well…perhaps you oughtn’t to put Christmas and New year behind you just yet, as…
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Cinnamon Press is an independent publisher, publishing poetry, fiction and also selective non-fiction. It’s a small company run by a family team. As well as publishing books, Cinnamon Press hold twice yearly competitions for poetry, mini-stories, short stories and novels/novellas. To find out more about each competition, take a look at their competitions page and…
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I was wondering what my new ‘Funny of the Week’ series would be about when I came across this gem of a sign, which gave me the perfect start for the new series:
Esther Chilton 