• I’m with Ann Edall-Robson today, with a post about how the first month of The Secret Dragon being out in the world has gone. Please pop over and say hello.

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  • This is another newspaper piece sent in by Murray Clarke. We’ve come a long way since then!

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  • Here in the UK, it’s a bank holiday – and we’re having a mini-heatwave. I hope you’re able to keep cool. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your word is: SING Last week’s prompt was JUST. You came up with some great limericks: Nicola Daly: Giving into his voracious blood lust Vlad the Vampire

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  • Pink Poodle Blog Tour

    I’m delighted to be part of the blog tour for Dawn Pisturino’s latest book. It’s something different from her and I can’t wait to read it. I’ll hand over to Dawn: Good morning, Esther! I’m delighted to be here with you today as part of the blog tour for my debut middle-grade children’s mystery novel,

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  • I first met Lauren North at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival and I’ve been fortunate to meet her a few times now. I have to say she’s one of the loveliest, most supportive authors I’ve ever met. My partner, Graeme, has read a number of her books and urged me to read one. I started with

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  • Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 51 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Christopher Farley: Dumbfounded, I looked at Esther’s latest ”Can you tell

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is WINDOW I love looking out the window on a snowy day and watching the flakes swirl down. Or when Jack Frost has created pretty patterns on the window pane. But as well as looking from the inside out, you can look from the outside in. What do you see

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  • My thanks go to Murray Clarke for sending in this reader’s letter from a recent newspaper.

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  • Happy Monday! I hope this week is both happy and productive. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your word is: JUST Last week’s prompt was ROCK. You came up with some clever limericks: Squirreljan: There once was an old man called Rock Who had an intensely loud clock When striking the hour It turned

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  • Book News – Book 2

    It’s been just over two weeks since The Secret Dragon came out and I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the support for the book. I’ve even received some reviews already – thank you to those of you who have reviewed it. I’m so grateful. My plan is to have at least a book out a year

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