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If in doubt, write the first thing that comes to mind:
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If you’re struggling to come up with themes/ideas/titles for a fiction story, here are some words to help inspire you: The Island Survival The Rendezvous Tornado The Secret The Brotherhood Battle Zone Summer Rain Drama Queen Confession
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Cringeworthy Cliches Using too many cliches in a story will annoy your reader. An editor/judge wants to read something fresh. He doesn’t want to read that Mabel was feeling sick as a parrot, or that she made it to the bathroom in the nick of time. Nor does he want to know that she lost…
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For my challenge this week, I’m going to give you a random line, which must be included somewhere in your story. There’s no word limit, so it can be as short or as long as you like. Here’s the line: I can’t believe I’m actually going to do this, I thought. For last week’s challenge,…
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This week’s market comes to you courtesy of Daniel who asked me if I’d include the THINKERBEAT WRITING COMPETITION #2: You’ll need to get your story in soon as the closing date is May 15th 2015, but if you miss it, they’ll soon be another. Keep a check on the website: http://www.thinkerbeat.com There’s no entry…
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Well, it’s a common mistake to make:
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If you’re struggling to get into your writing this week, why not write a ghost story? Here’s a picture to get the creative juices flowing. Who is the girl? What happened to her? The answers are up to you.
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Be critical Once you have written your article or story, read one in the publication you’re planning to send it to. Then read your own submission. Is yours similar in terms of style, length etc? Would it slot nicely into the magazine and look right alongside all the others? If not, why not? How can…
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My writing challenge for you this week is to write a 20-word story, using the words, ‘fairy’, ‘tomato’, ‘stroppy’, ‘nuzzling’ and ‘astronaut’. Should be interesting! Last week’s challenge gave you scope to write a longer story (a length of your own choosing) but it must feature the following words: ‘obstinate’, ‘lemon’, ‘diabolical’, ‘guzzling’ and ‘suave’.…
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This week’s market is The Frome Festival Short Story competition. Entries of between 1000-2200 words are invited on an open theme. An entry fee of £5 is payable per entry. Prizes are as follows: 1st: £300 2nd: £150 3rd: £75 with extra prizes for local entrants. The closing date is 31st May 2015. Email: fromefestivalshortstorycomp@gmail.com…
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