Esther Chilton

  • Bite Size Writing Tips

    Step Back in Time Watching a history documentary? Reading about a time from long ago? Events/people/places from a time in the past can start you thinking what if that didn’t happen? What if something completely different occured instead? An alternative history could make an interesting and compelling story or book. ***

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  • There’s Still Time To Enter!

    Last week, I announced a short story competition to celebrate the paperback launch of my book, A Walk in the Woods. If you haven’t entered yet, don’t worry; you have until the 14th February. The competition is to write a short story, with the following opening line: Thank goodness they had gone. Who had gone…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope you’re having a great week. How about trying a new challenge? Last week I wanted something HOT from you. This week, I’m looking for a CRIME. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word CRIME in it somewhere? Here are your creative thoughts on HOT from last week: Ritu:…

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  • Markets For Writers

    My market for you this week is to write a story for the National Flash Fiction Day anthology. This year’s theme is FAMILY. Entries of up to 500 words are accepted. ‘We invite any and all interpretations of FAMILY, and look forward to reading about families big and small, real and imagined, lost and found,…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Sounds like a fair swap to me…

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  • Bite Size Writing Tips

    Make your characters real It’s often the attention to the little details that brings a character to life – their mannerisms, the way they say things, what they say, how they look etc. Imagine your character in your mind; even write down some characteristics and what they look like. This will help you to make…

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  • Win A Book!

    To celebrate the paperback launch of A Walk in the Woods, I’m holding a short story competition. A copy of my book will go to the winning entry and the story will also be published on my blog. If you’ve already bought a copy of the book, thank you, but why not still enter and…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope you’re having a great week. How about trying a new challenge? Last week I wanted something COLD from you. This week, I’m looking for the opposite and something HOT. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word HOT in it somewhere? Here are your creative thoughts on COLD from…

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  • Markets For Writers

    The Writers Bureau Short Story Competition is open for entries. Prizes: 1st: £300 2nd: 200 3rd: £100 4th: £50 All winners will also receive a Writers Bureau Course of their choice, worth over £374 Entry fee: £5 per story. Members of The Association of Freelance Writers have the reduced fee of £4.00 per entry .…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    My thanks goes to Murray Clarke who sent in this week’s Funny of the Week.

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