• Top Tip Of The Week

    My weekly tips slot is having a mini holiday this week, so I’ll leave you with this piece of useful advice: Have a great weekend πŸ™‚

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  • This week, your themes for a story or poem are: Ghost Horror Crime Romance There should be something for everyone there! There’s no limit on the length of story or poem. Last week’s challenge was to write a story or poem on one of the following themes: The storm Blood Jealousy Nighttime Reflections Time travel…

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  • Markets For Writers

    My market for you this week turns to poetry and the ‘Writing Times Bimonthly Poetry Competition’. The theme is an open one and there’s no strict word limit. There is an entry fee of Β£2 and the winning poet will earn Β£25, publication in the magazine and they’ll also be interviewed for the magazine. Entries…

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  • It’s not every day you see a sign like this one…

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  • Flash Fiction Fever I’m pleased to announce the winners of my first short story competition. A huge thank you to everyone who entered. After weeks of deliberating, the judge has decided upon her winners. She had this to say: “I was amazed by the very high standard of entries. The writers made my job very…

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  • The winners of my Flash Fiction Competition will be announced very soon! Watch this space…

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  • Top Tip Of The Week

    Here’s my latest compilation of tips: Top Tips… On how to avoid a short story no-no Writing short stories seems more competitive than ever, with fewer and fewer markets accepting them. But writers often unwittingly lessen their chances of acceptance through some common errors. Here are 10 to avoid: 1. Don’t open your short story…

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  • My challenge for you this week is to write a story or poem on one of the following themes: The storm Blood Jealousy Nighttime Reflections Time travel Love Nature Jane Basil wasn’t able to use the internet when I set my alliteration challenge two weeks ago. She said ‘I was disappointed to miss your challenge,…

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  • Markets For Writers

    This week, I have something for those of you who like to write short, short fiction. Scottish Book Trust hold a monthly flash fiction competition, ‘The 50-Word Fiction Competition‘. Each month they give you a prompt to get you started. There are two categories – the Young Writers Category (below the age of 18) and…

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  • Mmm, not too confident they can fulfil their claim here…

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