• Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: Halloween Well, I had to go for it. After all, when your prompts will be published next week, it’ll be Halloween eve, so I thought it would be highly appropriate. What does Halloween mean to you? Did you used to go trick or treating? Perhaps you took your kids? Do

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I’m not sure I agree…

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  • I hope your new week has got off to a fine start. Here is a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: POLE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GUEST in it somewhere. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Kim Smyth: There was a lady had a

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  • Here is the story which was awarded third place in the flash fiction competition I held at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Entrants had to write a story up to 250 words. Catching Up By Allison Symes ‘Tremberina, how nice! Haven’t seen you since Fairy School.’ ‘Good to see you, Sherell, here in the university’s magical plants

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  • This weekend, it’s time for the story which was awarded third place in the themed competition I held at  Swanwick Writing Summer School. Entrants had to write a story between 1000-3000 words on any of the following themes:  LIBRARY, JOURNEY or LOVE. Still on the Shelf By Sharon Richards A frisson of excitement spread along the library shelves,

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  • Book News

    Well, I had hoped to be bringing you news that my writing workbooks had been published. Unfortunately, there have been a few hiccups and so it’s going to take a bit longer. But I did get to meet my publishers and also see the covers in person. As they say, patience is a virtue!

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  • Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 12 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 33 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your funny stories: Nicola Daly: ‘We’re going live to the

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: FRIENDSHIP What does the word friendship mean to you? A group of friends who you wouldn’t be without? You might have one special friend. Or maybe your pets are your most precious friends. It could a son or a daughter, or a partner who’s your best friend. Perhaps you’ve had

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Well, that’s helpful…

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  • How was your weekend? I hope it was a good one. Time for writing: here’s a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: GUEST Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word DEEP in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Trent’s World: Nobody accused Bob of being deep or

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