• Well, you clearly found last week’s twenty-word story challenge a doddle. So I’m going to be mean again! Can you tell a story in only five words? Here’s one: Yipee! Time to leave. Friday! Here are last week’s brilliant twenty-word stories: Kristian: https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2019/03/14/a-tale-in-20-words-caught-in-the-act/ K Morris: “Power flows from the barrel of a gun,” Mao said.…

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  • Markets For Writers

    How would you like to win £20,000? If you would, then you’ll need to publish a book with Kindle Direct Publishing – and it’ll need to be published between 1st May 2019 and 31st August 2019. Here’s some information from Kindle Direct Publishing on their Storyteller competition: ‘The Kindle Storyteller Award 2019 is a literary…

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  • I love this sign! It would definitely get me wanting to go and take a look.

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  • Fabulous Photographs If you’re writing an article for a magazine, always make sure you have clear, high quality photographs to accompany it. These can often be a deciding factor in an editor accepting your article. Even if you have written an entertaining and informative piece, if you only have drab, grainy photos to accompany it,…

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  • There was a young writer called Sam, Who as he typed, ate berries and ham, He wrote about pigs, Wearing bright pink wigs, Rolling in puddles of jam. ***

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  • I’m feeling very generous this week so I’m asking for 20-word stories. Here’s one I had some fun with: How could he?! She’d really thought he was the one. But he’d gone and done it – eaten her last Rolo. Last week, I challenged you to 6-word stories. You’re a very inventive lot as you’ll…

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  • Markets For Writers

    If you enjoy writing short fiction, The Flash Fiction Magazine is worth a look. They accept stories between 300-1000 words and they pay for the stories they publish. One story per month can be submitted for free. To find out more about what they’re looking for, visit their submissions page. ***

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Tempting, but I think I’ll pass…

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  • Holiday Writing Surely holidays aren’t for writing? Holidays are for relaxing and doing nothing. For some they are but for others, they’re a time to see sights and enjoy new experiences. This is excellent fodder for stories and articles, as well as fillers and letters. You could just take some notes and photos so you…

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  • Socks I just can’t seem to get it right, Look at this one here so white, While its partner is light blue, And this one has a bright pink hue, What’s that in the drawer right there? Some white? At last, I have a pair, But, oh no, there it is – a hole, A…

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