• Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: FIREWORKS As it’s almost Bonfire Night, I thought I’d set this as my theme this week. Though, you can choose to interpret fireworks any way you like. You could write a story about fireworks in a relationship, or you could write a poem about how the autumnal colours are like…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    This translation made me smile. Very clever.

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  • How was your weekend? I hope it was an enjoyable one whatever you did. Here is a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: SWIM Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word POLE in it somewhere. You came up with some laugh-out-loud limericks: Trent’s World: There once was a…

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  • I met the very talented crime writer Clare Mackintosh at a book event in the summer. I found it fascinating to hear about her time as a police officer before she became a full-time writer. She also talked about her latest book, A Game of Lies. I was completely hooked at the premise and couldn’t…

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  • Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 23 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 12 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Richmond Road: Scotland. Once. Fell for a…

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  • 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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