• Guest Writer Spot

    Welcome to Friday’s guest writer slot. This week I would like to introduce Heather Beveridge who writes as Hetty Waite. I met the lovely Heather at Swanwick Writing Summer School which I recently attended. We share the same publisher and Heather’s book, Mutate, launched at Swanwick. Of course I purchased a copy (and got it…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope you’re having a good week so far. It’s now time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 19 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 43 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: SPACE What does this word mean to you? Having space away from people and whatever is weighing you down? Wide open spaces? Having enough legroom on a plane or at the cinema? Or do you think about space in terms of the expanding universe? You don’t have to share your…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I have to say, I’ve never seen it spelled like that before…

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  • I hope you all had a good weekend. Here is this week’s limerick challenge for you. Your word is: COOK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word LYING in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Keith Channing: Lying in bed’s not a choice, You should make good use of…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Welcome to my regular guest writer slot. This week it’s the turn of Nicola Daly, who has a passion for fiction writing. If you’d like to be included in my guest writer slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    We’re nearly at the end of another week. As it’s Thursday, it’s time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 43 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 30 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: HEAT What does this word mean to you? Lying in the scorching hot sun on holiday? Feeling the heat because you’re under pressure? Enjoying the warmth and crackle of a log fire? Your cheeks reddening because you’re embarrassed? An argument getting heated? You don’t have to share your work, but…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I’ll have some of those please…

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  • Happy Monday! Here is this week’s limerick challenge for you. Your word is: LYING Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word STEALTH in it somewhere. You came up with some entertaining limericks: Trent’s World: I went to the bank about wealth And found I was in financial health My account was in…

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