• Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – ZOOM Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was SPELL: Keith Channing: Some warriors in far distant lands Paint bold, coloured lines on their hands Each mark tells a story…

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  • It’s Friday and time for my guest post. If you’d like to feature as a guest on my blog, please get in touch. I’m looking for stories and non-fiction pieces of up to 1500 words and poems of up to 40 lines. If you can also send me a photo and a little bit about…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know about your FRIENDS. This week, I want to know what you think about POLITICIANS . So can you tell a story in five words, using the word POLITICIANS in it somewhere? Here are your FRIENDS from last week: Ritu: Friends…

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  • Another Interview

    One of my former Writers Bureau students, Alan Dale, asked if he could interview me for his new blog. I was delighted to be asked and to support Alan as he starts on his blogging journey. Here’s a short extract from the interview: Perhaps we could start by looking at a few aspects of short…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I think I’ll pass on this one…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – SPELL Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was TOAST: Christine Mallaband-brown: I really don’t want to boast But with this drink I give you a toast, Ten gin and…

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  • I hadn’t read a Linwood Barclay book for a while, but when I saw the blurb I knew it was a must-read. I’m sure you’ll soon see why: The blurb says: ‘WHEN THE DOORS CLOSE, HE’S GOT YOU… It begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in Manhattan. Each presses the button…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know what you thought about MASKS. This week, I want to know what you think about your FRIENDS. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word FRIENDS in it somewhere? Here are your MASKS from last week:…

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  • Interview

    The lovely Marsha Ingrao interviewed me last week about the word prompt challenges I run. If you’d like to know more about how I started the challenges and how I come up with ideas, pop over to Marsha’s blog for a read. ***

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I’d love to see this…

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