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This week’s market will suit those of you who like a writing prompt. Scribble magazine is currently accepting entries for its annual short story competition. Your theme is FEAR. Prizes: 1st: £100 2nd: £50 3rd: £25 The winning entry will appear in the winter edition of Scribble, which will be published during December 2016. Word…
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The difference a ‘g’ can make…
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I hope you’re all having a good Monday so far. If you’re struggling for inspiration, here’s a challenge to help your creative brain to get working. Write a flash fiction piece of between 50-300 words with the following two lines in it somewhere: Well, that was certainly fun. And very unexpected. I hope that gets…
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This week’s guest writer, Timothy Hucks, is a super talent from the US. I’m thrilled that Timothy wanted to appear on my blog with an extract from his forthcoming book, The Lights of the Arno. Author bio: Timothy “The Danger” Hucks is an author from Rochester, NY. He’s spent his life teaching, writing, making sassy…
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Looking for a writing challenge? Here are three for you: OPTION ONE: Write a fifteen-word story with the words THUNDER, TRUMP and TIARA in it somewhere. OPTION TWO: Write a poem or limerick on the theme of SORROW. OPTION THREE: Your word of the week is the MUSIC. What does that mean to you? A…
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This week’s market gives all you budding novelists out there the opportunity to have your synopsis and the first 3000 words of your book read by editors at Crooked Cat Publishing. The annual Flash 500 Novel Opening Chapter and Synopsis Competition is now taking entries. Prizes: 1st: £500 Runner-up: £200 Entry fee: £10 Optional…
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Got hiccups? Here’s a tip for getting rid of them..
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Happy Monday everyone! Yes, it’s that time of the week again – the time to get your creative brain working. Here’s a challenge for you. Write a flash fiction piece of between 50-200 words with the following line in it somewhere: “No! Stop what you’re doing. Now!” he yelled. Who’s yelling and about what is…
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This week, I’m pleased to welcome a new young talent from India. Gopika N has written a stunning poem. Here’s a little bit about Gopika, in the writer’s own words: “Myself Gopika.N and I am from Kerala, the southern tip of the largest democracy in the world-India. I am, right now, 17 and am a…
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If you’re looking for a quick writing challenge, why not give these a go?: OPTION ONE: Write a fifteen-word story with the words WICKED, WRITER and WAR in it somewhere. OPTION TWO: Write a poem or limerick on the theme of FUN. OPTION THREE: Your word of the week is the PAST. What does that…
Esther Chilton 