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My Guest Writer this week is Gabriela M. Here is a little bit about her in her own words: “I am a published author, and an academic. However, here I am just a humble blogger, a voice among millions of others. Every post that I write is for you. I do not seek accolades. All…
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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Ballet Last week’s challenge was to write about cheese. You sent in some simply brilliant pieces. Here are a few: Keith Channing wrote a thoroughly entertaining limerick: I live in a land famed for cheese With Rocqueforts and Cantals and…
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Writing Magazine is holding a sonnet poetry competition. Fancy a go? Here are some details for you: ‘Sonnets have been around for over 800 years and are widely popular in English (Elizabethan, a la Shakespeare) or Italian (Petrarchan) form. ‘The challenge for this competition will be to find a fascinating, fresh subject that works perfectly…
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Here is the second in my weekly funny of the week series. If you missed last week’s exam funny, here it is. Photo credit: http://www.lifehack.org
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Here is the thirteenth instalment in my weekly writing series. Each week, I give you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story and/or poem, an idea for an article…Here are the first , second , third , fourth , fifth , sixth , seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,…
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I’ve featured a number of very talented writers in this slot over the past few weeks. And I’m on the lookout for more of you! If you’d like your writing to appear on this page, please contact me here or by e-mail: estherchilton@gmail.com. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All…
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This week I challenge you to write a story, poem, limerick or true-life piece about: CHEESE Have fun! Last week’s challenge was to read the following opening paragraph to a story and then to continue with the rest of the story: Six o’ clock in the morning. Another day Muriel would rather be dead. She…
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The Fiction Desk is holding a special short story competition: “We’re always working to discover new authors and new stories to publish alongside our regular contributors. The Newcomer Prize is part of this: it’s a short story competition only open to authors who have not been previously published by The Fiction Desk, and who have…
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It’s been a while since I’ve had a series about funny exam answers. Here, I take a look at some new ones: photo credit: pininterest.com
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Here is the twelfth instalment in my weekly writing series. Each week, I give you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story and/or poem, an idea for an article…Here are the first , second , third , fourth , fifth , sixth , seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth…