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  • Hello, everyone. We’re almost at Friday, so that means there’s a new story challenge for you: 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 6 words using the following word in it somewhere: Here are your…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: Animals Many of us are animals lovers, with pets that we lavish with affection. But there are so many other beautiful animals – in the jungle, forest, in fields, on farms and so on. What animals come to mind for you? Cute cats? Cheeky monkeys? Little lambs? You don’t have…

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  • Happy Monday! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: KNEE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GLUE in it somewhere. You produced some funny limericks: Keith Channing: I know that you think I am thick And it’s fun to try out a new trick But…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’ve decided to bring back my Guest Writer Spot. I always enjoy reading others’ stories, poems and non-fiction pieces. So if you’d like to be a guest on my blog, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com Poems can be up to 40 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and…

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  • Hello, all. It’s nearly the end of the week so that means there’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 6 words? You must use the following word somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 30 words using the following words in it somewhere:…

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  • Writing Prompt:

    This week’s writing prompt is: Holidays What does the word ‘holidays’ conjure up for you? The long, summer break when you were at school? Endless days to spend with friends, or for reading under a shady tree? Or perhaps it’s a special trip somewhere that comes to mind. One of my holidays didn’t go according…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    It’s good dogs have finally been given their own translator…

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  • Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday. Your new word is: GLUE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word WRITER in it somewhere. You produced some laugh-out-loud limericks: Keith Channing: When money was tight, getting tighter, My mum and dad pulled an all-nighter. They said, “Listen, whelp,…

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  • I’ve done it – finished the final round of editing of my latest how-to book, Novel Know-how. Phew! In honour of this tremendous feat (it really is, as everyone who’s written a book knows!), I’m reducing the ebook price of my first how-to book, Publication Guaranteed (well, almost!) to 99p over the weekend. So click…

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  • Hello, all. It’s Thursday so that means there’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 30 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories:…

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