• Guest Writer Spot

    My Friday Guest Writer spot  is open for submissions. If anyone would like their writing to appear here, please get in touch.  I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can  contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com This week, my guest writer is Adam Dixon.…

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  • There are two choices for you for this week’s challenge: you can either write a ten-word story using six words from the list given, or you can write a dark themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Whimsical Uproar Fireman Doodle Macrosmatic…

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  • Markets For Writers

    This week’s market comes courtesy of the wonderful Sacha Black. She’s spotted an excellent competition that’s a must enter. It’s the ‘Stephen King – The Bazaar of Bad Dreams competition’. The competition is calling for entries for a fiction story of up to 4,000 words. The story must be on a subject inspired by the…

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  • Well, this description is useful…

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  • Monday Motivations

    To get your writing going this week, here are a few ideas: Story opening: ‘It’s all your dad’s fault. I warned you what would happen!’ she said. Theme: Surprise Title: The Final Journey *** Last week, one of my motivations was a story opening: I didn’t think looking down upon oneself when dead would be…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    My weekly Guest Writer spot  is open for submissions. If anyone would like their writing to appear here, please get in touch.  I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can  contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com This week, my guest writer is poet ganarma.…

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  • For this week’s challenge, you have two choices: you can either write a ten-word story using five words from the list given, or you can write a summer (yes, I know it’s autumn in the UK, but we’re all yearning for a bit of summer) themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Apologies for highlighting my own competition – yet again. I have a couple of reasons: 1) The closing date is coming round quickly and 2) I haven’t had a chance to research a market this week (Miss Clumsy has struck again and injured herself. Very swollen ankle – spent two hours at the hospital this…

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  • This is the first in my new weekly ‘Funny of the Week’ slot. I’m not sure this ‘gift’ would be appreciated…

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  • Monday Motivations

    You have two choices for your Monday Motivations this week – a story opening or a sentence for the middle of your story. Story opening: I didn’t think looking down upon oneself when dead would be quite like this. Story middle: Arms reached out. Eyes large and lifeless sought hers. She screamed. *** Last week…

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