Challenges

  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: NOSTALGIA Write about a personal experience – something you’ve enjoyed. It could be a family holiday, hobby, trip to the theatre, memories of being a scout or brownie, your first job, school days and so on. Immerse yourself in the memory and bring it to life as much as you…

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  • Happy Monday! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: CHIN Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word PUDDLE in it somewhere. You produced some really funny limericks: Keith Channing: Nine children, all sat in a huddle, Each one crying out for a cuddle. Not…

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  • It’s nearly the weekend. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 22 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 17 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your fun stories: Kim Smyth: After…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: TAKE A WALK Your walk can be real or in your mind. Use the senses as you take your walk. Describe the feel of the sun on your face, the whip of the wind or the sting of rain. There might be the scent of freshly cut grass, perhaps the…

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  • Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday. Your new word is: PUDDLE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word COOK in it somewhere. You produced some great limericks: Keith Channing: I’ll do this by hook or by crook, One day, I will finish this book.…

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  • Oops!

    I somehow managed to get my days muddled and released two posts at the same time yesterday! So you might have missed my story challenge. In case you did, here it is again: Can you tell a story in 17 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was…

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  • It’s nearly the end of the week. Here’s a new story challenge to set you up for the weekend: Can you tell a story in 17 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 14 words using the following words in it somewhere:…

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  • Happy Monday! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: COOK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SMART in it somewhere. You produced some witty limericks: Keith Channing: Smart people know stuff, it is true, More than me and, no doubt, more than you.…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s almost Friday. Here’s a new story challenge to set you up for the weekend: Can you tell a story in 14 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 8 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: FLOWERS IN BLOOM At this time of year, we begin to see different colours – the bright yellow of the daffodil, the stark white of the snowdrop and the soft hue of the bluebell. Write a poem or story which features flowers in it somewhere. Make it burst with colour.…

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