Esther Chilton
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Many of you will know that I have a soft spot for limericks and have featured them a few times on my blog. A US paper, ‘The Saturday Evening Post’, is calling for your best limerick about an image featured in the paper. To see the said image, click on the following link: Wanna join…
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Perhaps this isn’t technically a newspaper story, but it made me laugh so it’s definitely my ‘Funny of the Week’:
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It’s Out! It seems like it’s taken forever, but the paperback edition of my collection of short stories, The Siege and Other Award Winning Stories is now available to buy through Amazon, Waterstones On-line and other on-line stores. It can be ordered through all book stores and selected retailers are stocking the book. After several…
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My final nominee for the Writing Process Blog Meme, Keith Channing, has now published his answers. Please take the time to read them – they’re both highly interesting and very entertaining. Keith is usually the first to take up my weekly writing challenge and I’m sure you’d like to know more about the man who…
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Funny Faux-Pas In the current economic climate there isn’t much to cheer us, so a humorous article or funny story comes as a welcome break. But whether you’re writing an amusing article, filler, letter or short story, don’t over-explain the humour. It’s very easy to feel as if you have to explain exactly why something…
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The numbers are going up. Last week it was 40-word stories I was looking for, this week, we hit the 50-word mark. So, for next week, I’d like to see anything from the humorous, to the sizzling, to the exciting, to the chilling, to the anything-else-you-can-think-of, all in 50-words. Here are last week’s stories for…
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My market for you this week has to be credited to Jasdeep Kaur who discovered ‘Wicked Words‘. A huge thank you to Jasdeep. This quarterly magazine is published on the Kindle and features short stories, flash fiction and novellas. The editor, Stephen says, ‘Wicked Words publishes science fiction, fantasy and horror themes and we are…
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Oops, the typo strikes again:
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Nica Hawkins de Koenigswarter aka Sacha Black has now completed her Writing Process Blog Meme. Do take a look. It makes a very interesting and insightful read. As I have a long-distance relationship with my students, I always enjoy getting to know them that little bit more: Writing Process Meme Thank you, Nica. I’m so…
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Last week I took part in a writing process blog meme and nominated three inspirational writers, Keith Channing, Nica Hawkins de Koenigswater and Margaret Benison. I’ve been looking forward to reading their answers and Margaret has already posted hers, so please take a look, by clicking on the following link: http://margaretbenison.com/2014/11/09/writing-process-blog-meme-2/ A huge thank you,…
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