Challenges
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This week’s writing prompt is: BOOKS What does that word mean to you? The joy of reading? A favourite book? The smell and feel of a new book as you turn the first page? Perhaps it’s writing your own book. Or going to book events. You don’t have to share your work, but I always…
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How was your weekend? I hope it was a good one. Here’s a new limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday. Your new word is: ZOOM Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word LUNCH in it somewhere. You came up with some very amusing limericks: Keith Channing: Lunch isn’t a meal that I…
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Hello, all. I hope you’re having a good week. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 50 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 48 words using the following word in it somewhere: Here are your…
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This week’s writing prompt is: WATER What does that word conjure up for you? Walking along a canal? Splashing in a swimming pool or paddling in the sea? You could write about your own memories or create a story or poem. Perhaps there’s a shortage of water, or the water supply is contaminated. You don’t…
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I hope you all had a good weekend. Here’s a new limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: LUNCH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SLEEP in it somewhere. You came up with some very amusing limericks: Keith Channing: Sleep never comes, try as I might. Long day…
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Hello, all. I hope you’re having a good week. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 35 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 48 words using the following word in it somewhere: Here are your…
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This week’s writing prompt is: DREAMS Do you have a dream you yearn to fulfil? Maybe yours has come true. Or perhaps you’ve had strange, funny or recurring dreams. But not everyone remembers their dreams, so you could write something fictional and give your characters all sorts of interesting dreams. You don’t have to share…
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Happy Monday. I hope you all had a good weekend. Here’s a new limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: SLEEP Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SPELL in it somewhere. You produced some great limericks: Keith Channing: Sinking into a new depth of hell, Pretending I know…
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Hello, all. I hope you’re having a good week. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 48 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 24 words using the following word in it somewhere: Here are your…
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This week’s writing prompt is: FAVOURITE FOODS What’s your favourite food? Chocolate? Chips? Cheese? Pizza? Pasta? Try and make our mouths water! You don’t have to share your work, but I always enjoy seeing what you come up with if the prompt gives you inspiration. Your last prompt was ANIMALS. Sharon Harvey sent in this…
Esther Chilton 