• Happy Monday. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your word is: SNEEZE Last week’s prompt was FELL. You came up with some clever limericks: Nicola Daly: Just got back from a run on Scafell* And I’m needing that scented foot gel To have sweet smelling feet Will be rather a treat At the moment they stink to

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week is fellow blogger, Cee Tee Jackson.

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  • It’s time for a new story challenge. Here are your words… Can you tell a story in 44 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 24 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your fabulous stories: Nicola Daly: ‘Friends! Romans! Countrymen!’ he

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  • There aren’t too many legs of my book tour to go before the launch of my children’s book, The Secret Dragon. Today, I’m thrilled to be over at Fenlandphil’s wonderful blog. Please join me there and say hello.

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is BIRDS This week’s prompt came to mind as I’m off to the Global Birdfair at Rutland (UK) on Friday as part of the Society of Environmental Writers and Journalists. We’re going to be interviewing and filming some of those involved who are passionate about all manner of birds the

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  • Well, that is one reason to be fair…

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  • Happy new week. I hope you had a nice break over the weekend. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is: FELL Last week’s prompt was BLOCK. You came up with some really great limericks: Nicola Daly: He thought he was making it rock When he did the dad dance on TikTok Adoring the fame And

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  • It’s that time of the week – another leg of my blog tour. This time I’m over on Darlene Foster’s blog where she’s kindly hosting me. Please pop over to say hello:

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week is one of my brilliant former

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  • It’s that time of the week again, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the weekend. Before then, here is another story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 24 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 60 words using

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