• Cover Reveal

    I reported a short while ago that my how-to books had been taken on by a publisher. Two are reprints and there’s also a new title to add. Here’s the new one to add to the series: And here are the other two: More news on them very soon…

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  • It’s Thursday and time for a new story. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 34 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 21 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your amazing stories: Nicola

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: THE FUTURE I remember watching the film Back to the Future, with its visions of the future including hoverboards and much more. What do you think our future will be like? Will we all live on another planet while Earth becomes extinct, or do you see hope for us? You

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Well, I should think so! Fancy having the audacity to be open…

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  • Happy Monday. Here is a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: TEAM Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word STYLE in it somewhere. You came up with some really funny limericks: Squirreljan: There once was a woman whose style Hid a toxic persona so vile That it didn’t come to

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week’s guest writer is a former student of mine. It’s lovely to read her work again. It gives me great pleasure to introduce Belinda Davidson. Here’s a little bit about her: My name is Belinda Davidson. I’m an English teacher living in France away from my family. I completed a writing course a long

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  • It’s Thursday and story time. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 21 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: The Bag Lady: “Wow,

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: FILMS What’s your favourite film? Perhaps it’s something modern, or is it an iconic movie that’s stood the test of time? My earliest memory of going to see a film is when my mother took me to see Bambi. She soon wished she hadn’t as I cried through most of

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Well, I was about to tuck in…

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  • Happy new week. Here is a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: STYLE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word OLDER in it somewhere. You came up with some entertaining limericks: Keith Channing: One day I may be a stakeholder. Landowner, lessee or smallholder. Don’t mind that I’m poor, Even

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