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Your word prompt this week is STRIKE This word can have negative connotations – to strike someone by hitting them, air strikes, or going on strike from a job in order to get better pay and working conditions. We sometimes describe disaster as striking or a lightning strike. But lets’ think about it in more…
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Here in the UK, it’s a bank holiday – and we’re having a mini-heatwave. I hope you’re able to keep cool. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your word is: SING Last week’s prompt was JUST. You came up with some great limericks: Nicola Daly: Giving into his voracious blood lust Vlad the Vampire…
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I’m delighted to be part of the blog tour for Dawn Pisturino’s latest book. It’s something different from her and I can’t wait to read it. I’ll hand over to Dawn: Good morning, Esther! I’m delighted to be here with you today as part of the blog tour for my debut middle-grade children’s mystery novel,…
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I first met Lauren North at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival and I’ve been fortunate to meet her a few times now. I have to say she’s one of the loveliest, most supportive authors I’ve ever met. My partner, Graeme, has read a number of her books and urged me to read one. I started with…
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Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 51 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Christopher Farley: Dumbfounded, I looked at Esther’s latest ”Can you tell…
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Your word prompt this week is WINDOW I love looking out the window on a snowy day and watching the flakes swirl down. Or when Jack Frost has created pretty patterns on the window pane. But as well as looking from the inside out, you can look from the outside in. What do you see…
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Happy Monday! I hope this week is both happy and productive. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your word is: JUST Last week’s prompt was ROCK. You came up with some clever limericks: Squirreljan: There once was an old man called Rock Who had an intensely loud clock When striking the hour It turned…