Esther Chilton
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Dodgy Commas! In dialogue, is it necessary to place a comma before a character’s name? Read the following example: “I can’t hear John.” Written like this, the sentence clearly means that the person speaking can’t hear John. But perhaps the writer actually means that the person speaking is telling John that he/she can’t hear. See…
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As I promised last week, if you felt inspired to send me a limerick, you’ll find it here, as well as my new challenge for you at the end. Remember, I’ll publish each one on my blog this time next week. This great limerick from Keith Channing gets the ball rolling: A trendy young…
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The Global Short Story Free Flash Fiction Competition My market for you this week is a 100-word flash fiction competition but you’ll need to get your skates on as the closing date is 13th May 2014. It’s free to enter and all you need to do is place your story in the comments box on…
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This one caught my eye and made me laugh:
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As spring is in the air, I thought I’d make a few changes to my blog: Some of my regular posts will remain the same – Tuesday will still see my award for ‘Funny Of The Week‘ and Friday is still my ‘Top Top Of The Week‘ day. ‘Mondays Motivations’ will change slightly to feature…
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When you’re a writer, it’s not easy to switch off. Even when I was on holiday, I found myself drawn to various characters – their mannerisms, actions, expressions, words, dialects, smells(!) etc. It’s these aspects of people’s characters which, if put into a short story or novel, bring them to life and make them real…
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Just before I went away, I set a limerick writing challenge and many of you took up the challenge with relish. One of my students read about the challenge and having never written a limerick, felt inspired to give it a go. I promised Sanjukta that I’d publish her limericks, so here they are: …
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As you’ll all have experience of, returning to work after a holiday isn’t easy. It’s often a case of the body being back home but the brain is still on holiday! Though, the memory of the scorching sun and mystery of Egypt are already dwindling away as I catch up with assignments and deadlines. The…
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On every holiday I’ve been on, home or abroad, I’ve come across an amusing sign or two. Egypt was no exception so I thought I’d base my new ‘Funny of the week’ series on amusing signs. Here’s one from a pastor with a sense of humour:
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Hello all, It’s good to be back. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break. I’ve just returned from Egypt, a country undergoing conflict and many concerns. Yet, I left the country full of hope and inspiration. Everyone was friendly, hard-working and no one moaned, however bleak things looked. I found the people were…
Esther Chilton 