• Guest Writer Spot

    My Friday Guest Writer Spot is returning! If you’d like to feature on this page, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no more…

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  • One of my recent writing workshops focused on how to generate ideas from around you. In the case of the workshop in question, it was about taking a look around your home for ideas. But you can also apply this to the outside world, be it nature, work, school or the shops… Bombast and Beauty…

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  • Markets For Writers

    The London Magazine is holding a short story competition for stories of up to 2500 words. Here are the all important details for you: Entry fee: £10 per short story (this may seem steep, but you can send in as many entries as you like) First Prize: £500 plus publication in the magazine Second Prize: £300 plus publication…

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  • My latest series is all about double meanings. If you missed them, here are part one, part two, part three, part four, part five and part six. Here is part seven:

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  • Now for the ninth instalment in my writing workshop series. I’ve covered the short story ending as well as the opening.  I’ve guided you through dialogue and focused on the importance of taking time to do things properly. I’ve also given you a competitions refresher and some general advice on the art of the short…

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  • Markets For Writers

    This week’s market is for poets and for those who enjoy writing about nostalgia. Writing Magazine are inviting entries of up to 40 lines for their poetry competition, which ends on 15th November 2017. The top prize is £100 and there’s £50 for the runner-up. Both winning entries will appear  in the magaazine. The entry…

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  • Now for the eighth instalment in my writing workshop series. I’ve covered the short story ending as well as the opening.  I’ve guided you through dialogue and focused on the importance of taking time to do things properly. I’ve also given you a competitions refresher and some general advice on the art of the short…

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  • My latest series is all about double meanings. If you missed them, here are part one, part two, part three, part four and part five. Here’s part six.

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  • One of my short story tips is to take a single word and then to create a story around it. In the book I’ve been reading the word ‘envy’ stood out. It set my mind working on a story…   Envy   I look around at my colleagues with envy. “Are you ok, Jamilla?” Shirley…

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  • My latest series is all about double meanings. If you missed them, here are part one, part two, part three and part four. Here’s part five. I’m loving these church signs…  

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