• Here’s to a great new week. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: TRAIL Last week’s prompt was TALK. You came up with some very funny limericks: Annette Rochelle Aben: Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Wah Wah Wah Wah Always talking People gawking Ha ha ha ha Frank Hubeny: “When you

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  • Last week, I revealed the cover for my new children’s book, The Secret Dragon. I’ve been given a launch date of 28th July and the paperback is now available for pre-order, through the publisher, Amazon and book shops: Publisher Amazon Waterstones The ebook is currently being formatted by the publisher. I hope to have links

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  • My new series features some of my favourite holiday destinations. So far we’ve visited Dubai, Bournemouth, Harrogate and Dalaman in Turkey. This week, we’re back in the UK and over to The Isle of Wight: I’d heard a lot of great things about the Isle of Wight but, by the time I reached my late forties, I’d

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  • Guest Writer Post

    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 a very talented poet. Many

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  • We’re almost in June! Where is the first half of the year going? I hope your week is going well so far. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 50 words using the

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s word prompt is TESTS When you see this word, is your first thought exams? A driving test? Does it instill fear into you as you think back to those tests you had to take? Maybe you see it as a more positive word – tests into finding cures for cancer and other life-threatening

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  • Well, I suppose they’re right…

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  • We’ve another bank holiday here in the UK today. The weather isn’t too good, which is the norm, but I hope you’ve had a good one anyway. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you at the start of the week. Your word this week is: TALK Last week’s prompt was RENT. You came up with some

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  • A few weeks ago, I brought you news about my children’s book for 5-7 year olds which is due out this summer. I’m excited to now show you the cover. I hope you like it. It’s now gone to print – I’ll have more news soon.

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  • My new series features some of my favourite holiday destinations. So far we’ve visited Dubai, Bournemouth and Harrogate. This week, we’re going to Dalaman in Turkey: I’d heard a lot of good things about holidaying in Turkey, but I have to admit – it wasn’t my first choice when my other half asked me where I

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