• I love Dawn Pisturino‘s poetry and when I saw she’d written a middle grade book for children, I knew I wanted to read it. The cover certainly caught my eye, as did the blurb: Alina has a big problem. Her father is a popular mystery writer. Her mother is a glamorous movie star. Left in

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this 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 short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is writer who has a fantastic imagination.

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  • Thursday has come round so quickly this week. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 54 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 26 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your super stories: Dawgy Daddy Responds:

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is LEAVE/S It was while I was out for an autumn stroll that this week’s prompt came to mind. I loved the carpet of rustic reds, honey golds and pumpkin oranges that paved my way. But, of course, leave or leaves has many different meanings – to bequeath or to

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  • Funny Of The Week

    When I passed this sign I was with my other half and didn’t say a word…

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  • Happy new week. I hope yours goes well. Here’s your Monday limerick challenge. Your word is BREAD Last week’s prompt was FOLLOW. You came up with some fun limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a hunk called Apollo To the ends of the earth I promised to follow! Turns out he was a cad A real

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  • An Offer For You

    From today, for a week, my two short story collections are on sale for 99p (ebooks). Here’s a little bit about them: A Walk in the Woods An autumnal stroll through the woods, colourful leaves crunching underfoot, the air fresh on the face, laughter and lightness portraying a happy mother and daughter scene. But something

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  • I follow Mia Winherrt’s blog and when I saw she’d written her first book, I was intrigued to check it out. ‘Does Love Die With You?’ is a contemporary romance, which thinks outside the box. Here is the blurb: But then, when was love ever easy? Aaron Philip has been in love with his best

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this 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 short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week, I have a returning guest – Murray Clarke.

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  • It’s that time of the week again – story challenge time. Can you tell a story in 26 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 50 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are your wonderful stories: Kate in Cornwall: Lady Ursula

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