Esther Chilton
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Happy Thursday! Ready for a new story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 30 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: EXOTIC CASH JACKET NERVOUS Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 20 words using the following three words in it somewhere: MOLE JAM KIDNEY…
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In the final part of this series, I bring you some more customs from around the globe: Ever heard of baby jumping? Apparently, in a small community in Spain, residents take part in El Colacho. This literally translates as ‘baby jumping’. Babies are placed on mattresses in the street and men dressed up as the…
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When I was away recently, I saw this sign outside a women’s clothes shop. I have to say I agree…
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Happy Monday, everyone! Here’s to a productive week. Your new limerick challenge is: BELT Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word DRAMA in it somewhere. You produced some highly entertaining limericks: Christine Mallaband-Brown: I’m in a drama soon to say The Mock Mayor part again to play Lord of misrule…
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Earlier this year, my second how-to book, Short Story Focus, came out. It will also be released as an ebook, so I’ll be bringing you news of that soon. I’m now turning my attention to thoughts of the next book in the series. How about one on writing a novel? As an editor, I regularly…
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Happy Thursday! Want a new story challenge? Well, here you go: Can you tell a story in 20 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: MOLE JAM KIDNEY Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 40 words using the following four words in it somewhere: MURDER CASSETTE TEAR RICE…
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A few more customs from around the world to make you chuckle: In the UK, we place our baby teeth under our pillows when we lose them as children. The tooth fairy then leaves us some money. In Greece, the children are said to throw their baby teeth onto the roofs of their houses, then…
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Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and here’s to a good week. Your new limerick challenge is: DRAMA Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word VOTE in it somewhere. You produced some highly entertaining limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: A lesson that I learned by rote: You…
