Esther Chilton
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My funny of the week was going to be an amusing quote from the author, Mark Twain, but, when I saw this photo, I decided the quote could wait til next week!
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A smile on my face? Raring to go? Not quite. This is more me today: Perhaps it’ll be easier tomorrow…
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Back from my holiday, I’m feeling a little like this fella. Hopefully, by Monday, I’ll have a smile on my face and be raring to go. Though, I can’t guarantee this chap will feel the same 🙂
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Regular Research However you research your market, your research must be up-to-date. Reference books such as ‘The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook’ are very useful but they’re often collated months before they’re published. Magazines are changing all the time so the information may not be current. You may have a copy of a woman’s weekly that’s…
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Type ‘writing competitions’ into your search engine and pages and pages of numerous competitions appear before your very eyes. Poetry, article writing, short stories, novellas and flash fiction to name a few; there’s a competition for any and every type of writing. But exactly what is the attraction of competitions and are they worth entering?…
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I can’t believe it’s a week into the school holidays already. I’ve done very well so far – baking cup cakes, playing Sylvanian Families and sticking sequins, buttons and foam pieces onto card! On the writing front, it’s going smoothly and I’ve managed to finish two articles for a writing magazine, write up my guest…
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Building on the Olympic theme from yesterday, when I saw these divers’ funny faces from the London 2012 Olympics, I had to share them with you as my ‘Funny of the Week’. Though, I’m sure I pull plenty of funny faces as I’m writing and thinking up ideas, editing my work and marking assignments!
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On Saturday, I sat in the Olympic Stadium taking in the wonders of ‘The Anniversary Games’. The words ‘spectacular’, ‘dazzling’, ‘inspirational’, ‘amazing’ and ‘stunning’ were some that came to mind. It made me believe that with hard work and self-belief, my dreams could also come true.
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What’s In A Name? When you’re sending out a covering letter for your article, filler or story, always use the editor’s name. It doesn’t take five minutes to check the publication’s website or if it’s not there, to place a call through to the editorial desk to find the information you need. It shows that…
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On a Thursday, I usually share some advice about writing that I’ve learned over the years but if you read my blog yesterday, you’ll know that due to the school holidays, time to devote to blogging will be limited. So today, I thought I’d share a link to an article I had published in The…
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