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This week, my Guest Writer is Abbie Taylor. I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading her interesting piece about the inspiration behind her writing. Here is a little bit about Abbie: Abbie Johnson Taylor is the author of a romance novel, two poetry collections, and a memoir. Her work has appeared in Magnets and Ladders, The Weekly…
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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: School Last week’s challenge was to write about coffee. Here are a few of your wonderful pieces: Keith Channing never disappoints: There’s no finer sight to be seen, In any work-place that I’ve been, Forget the staff diner And the…
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I know a lot of you enjoy writing flash fiction. But how about bite size flash fiction? If you enjoy telling a story in only a few words, then take a look at the 50-Word Stories website. There are special requirements for submitting a story so do read their rules carefully. They don’t pay for…
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My ‘Funny of the Week’ series is all about funny notices. If you missed part one, here it is. For part two, click here and here for part three. You’ll find part four here. Now for part five: Photo credit: ducatiforum.co.uk
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Here is part two in my new series, where I take a look at the weird and wonderful world of words. If you missed part one, please click here. Q. Why do you sometimes use an apostrophe for ‘its’? A. An apostrophe is used for ‘its’ when the word is used as a contraction. The…
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This week, I’d like to welcome Tomi Rues to my Guest Writer Spot. She has written a lovely uplifting piece. Before you read it, here are some interesting facts about her: Tomi Rues is an adjunct college teacher, blogger, and lifelong journal writer. She loves a good pen and a journal to write in. She…
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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Coffee Last week’s challenge was to write about dreams. You sent in some great pieces. Here are a few: Keith Channing was quick off the mark, as always: I awoke in a wicked cold sweat I’d dreamt that I’d won…
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The Flash500 quarterly short story competition has been running for nine years now. As the title implies, the word limit is 500 words. Here are some more details for you: Prizes: First: £300 Second: £200 Third: £100 Highly commended: Book prizes Entry fee: £5 per story, £8 for two To find out more, visit the…
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My ‘Funny of the Week’ series is all about funny notices. If you missed part one, here it is. For part two, click here and here for part three. Now for part four: Photo credit: http://www.pinterest.com
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As a writer, I love words, but I have to admit that the English language isn’t always straight forward and I feel that I’m constantly learning new things. Talking to fellow writers, it seems I’m not alone. So in this new series, I’m going to take a look at the often weird and wonderful world…
Esther Chilton 