Esther Chilton
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After a sluggish start to the week, I’ve been kept on my toes with lots of assignments to mark and queries to answer. I’ve also been working on editing my books (slow going but necessary if I ever want to see them published!), some fresh ideas and a quick rewrite of a commissioned article. I’d…
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My award this week goes to a video clip I’ve watched many times yet it still makes me laugh out loud!
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How’s your Monday going so far? I don’t know if it’s the sweltering weather (yes, the UK is actually in the middle of a heat-wave!) or the exhaustion of watching the Andy Murray Wimbledon final, but my Monday feels a little like this chap’s:
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Shout It Out! It’s so easy to make mistakes in your writing, whether it’s missing full stops, an extra word, stilted sentences or a comma in the wrong place. An excellent way for highlighting those mistakes is to read your work aloud. You’ll soon see where a full stop should go or if you’ve repeated…
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Yesterday I advised that I was going to start sharing ideas for markets for freelancers. I’ll provide websites whenever possible so you can find out further information. However, as well as looking up details on a publication’s website, it’s also important to obtain a copy/copies of the magazine. On its website, you can get a…
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After the thrills of being seated along the start/finish straight at the British Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, it’s been hard to get into the writing groove this week. My ears have only just stopped ringing from the deafening roar of the cars racing round the track at ridiculous speeds but it’s certainly an…
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My award for ‘Funny Of The Week’ goes to this cute little chap who really does look like he’s laughing at a joke. It seems that his brother just doesn’t get it. Bless 🙂
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When I came across this photo I had to share it. Just looking at it makes you smile – even if it’s Monday and the start of a working week! Â Â
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Check, check and re-check! In my interview for ‘The Write Place’ (http://www.writersbureau.com/editorimages/Issue%207a.pdf) I was asked to give a tip for copywriting students. I advised on making sure that they read the brief from the client very carefully. A similar point can be applied to writing competitions, whether they’re poetry, short story or article writing competitions.…
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Yesterday in my blog about my writing week, I wrote about aiming to send a piece of work out everyday. As writers, especially when first starting out, we can be a bit precious over our work. We send it out, by e-mail or post, and then chew our nails down to stumps, persistently checking our…
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