• Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: TOUCH Last week’s prompt was CELLS. You came up with some entertaining limericks: Nicola Daly: There’s this mad professor who makes smells Found himself locked up in the police cells ‘please leave the window ajar!’ He yelled through the bars ‘The stink in here

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  • I’ve met the lovely Ritu Bhathal a few times and admire her writing. She creates authentic characters you can’t help but feel are part of the family. I read the first book in her Rishtay Series and loved it and was delighted to hear she’d written another three. I devoured the second book, Straight as

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  • Welcome to your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your highly amusing stories: Christopher Farley: Gibraltar. Can’t stand the place. An English Spain?

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is VOICE For those of you who are writers, you often hear the word voice in connection with finding your writer’s voice and carrying it through your work. But it can mean many things – giving voice to your thoughts, for example. Or what about a singing voice? You could

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  • Not a budding playwright then?

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  • Good afternoon. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: CELLS Last week’s prompt was RICH. You came up with some brilliant limericks: Nicola Daly: Going after the golden snitch In an effort to make himself rich He first stole a broom Set off at a zoom But fell off into a deep boggy

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  • Launch Day!

    At last, it’s here – launch day for The Secret Dragon. I want to say a huge thank you to everyone. You’ve all been so supportive. For those of you who have pre-ordered the book, I hope you and your little ones enjoy it 🥰 If you haven’t ordered a copy yet and would like

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  • Esther Moonstomp Blog

    I love blogging under my own name, but as I’m now also writing for children, I thought it would be good to have a separate blog for the books. I’m planning to feature sneak peeks, giveaways and short stories. I’ve put a few up already. So if anyone would like to take a look and/or

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  • Interview

    I was recently interviewed for a local paper by writer Allison Symes. I’m absolutely thrilled with the piece. You can read it here:

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  • It’s Thursday and time for a story challenge: Can you tell a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 57 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliantly crafted stories: Christopher Farley: So this was the gag. After

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