• You have plenty of time to take up my latest challenge. I’m off on my hols for a couple of weeks or so; this means you have until 3rd September to post your entry. And why not have a go at my latest flash fiction competition too? There are cash prizes so it’s certainly worth…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Flash Fiction Competition By popular demand, I’m bringing back my Flash Fiction Competition – with prizes. Thank you to everyone who entered last time and I’d love you to have a go again. And if you didn’t, give it a go this time. See the previous winning entries. Here are the all important details: Prizes:…

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  • This sees the second part of a new series, which takes a look back at the delightful ads of old. Some will have you laughing, others will have you shaking your head in disbelief:

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  • Monday Motivations

    My Monday motivation for you is a reminder to enter my weekly writing challenge . For this, you two have choices: Option A: I’ll give you a story opening and the challenge is to continue the story from that point. Option B: For this choice, I have a story ending for you and your challenge…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Usually Fridays sees my ‘Top Tip of the Week’ post, but I was contacted by writer, Donny Marchand earlier in the week. He wondered if it would be possible for me to consider publishing one of his stories. I know what it’s like trying to get your work read and your name known, so I…

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  • This week I’m going to give you two choices: Option A: I’ll give you a story opening and the challenge is to continue the story from that point. Option B: For this choice, I have a story ending for you and your challenge is to write story up to the ending.  Here is your opening…

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  • Markets For Writers

    This week’s market has been provided by the wonderful Sacha Black   Writers Helping Writers hold a monthly competition for the opening first page of a novel. Writers have a specific time frame in which to send their e-mail address, genre of story and the intended audience. Three names are drawn at random. The ‘winners’…

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  • I stumbled upon an old ad printed in a newspaper in the 1950s and thought, Blimey, how times have changed. So this got me thinking about what other ads there were at that time and how you wouldn’t see these products being advertised with quite such gusto as back then. So here’s the first ad…

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  • Monday Motivations

    This week, to get your writing week kick-started, I’m going to give you the beginning of a story. What happens next is up to you. Lizzie had known it was going to happen one day. But that didn’t make it any easier. She looked out the window and peered through the rain splattered glass. It…

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