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For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word murder in it somewhere? I previously set you the challenge of writing a five-word story where one of the five words had to be biscuit. Here are your fabulous stories: Ruth Scribbles: He eats biscuits for breakfast. Biscuit chases squirrels…
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One of my recent ‘Markets for Writers’ blogs was for The Writers Bureau’s Short Story Competition. They have recently announced the short list and also published some very insightful tips on why stories don’t make the shortlist: ‘The short list is now available on our website. If your entry isn’t on the short list, don’t…
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For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word biscuit in it somewhere? I previously set you the challenge of writing a five-word story where one of the five words had to be phone. Here are your fabulous stories: Ritu: A phone ruined my life… Mobile phone – friend…
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The TV – a source of inspiration for writing? In many houses, the TV is the focal point of the room and we spend a lot of our relaxation time watching it. Visit your local newsagents and you’ll see a lot of shelf space taken up with TV magazines. Most of these have letters pages…
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Here’s this week’s challenge for you – can you tell a story in five words? The word phone must appear somewhere in the story. For this one, you have two weeks to get your entry in 🙂 Here are your stories from last week. They had to feature the word old. Paul Mastaglio: Old joke?…
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The Big Issue Crime Writing Competition is certainly worth an entry. Why? Well, with a prize of a two-book publishing contract under the Avon Books UK imprint by HarperCollins, why wouldn’t you want to enter?! They’re looking for a 100-word synopsis and the full manuscript. To find out more about the competition, and how to…
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Last week’s challenge was to tell a story in five words. It was clearly no problem for you. So how about telling a story in five words – but somewhere in the story, you must use the word red. Here are you fabulous five-word stories from last week: The Bag Lady: Dressed, coffee poured, reading…
Esther Chilton 