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My apologies; my Guest Writer Spot is taking a mini holiday. I’m going away today and haven’t even started thinking about packing, and I really ought to. But business will be resumed for next week. Have a great weekend and do get in touch if you’d like to be featured in this spot in the…
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A great demonstration of double entendre…
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As usual, the weekend went by in a flash and we find ourselves staring Monday in the face again. To get your mind working, why not have a go at one of my two short story competitions (with prizes!) One of them is for a flash fiction story of up to 100 words. You can…
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Talented poet Gordon Simmonds has appeared in this slot a few times, with some beautiful, moving poems. If you haven’t read them please do: Everybody Dies, When I am Gone, Paschaendaele, Joe’s War , The Piper in the Graveyard and An Old Soldier’s Thoughts. You can read another below: More Old Soldiers Thoughts By Gordon Simmonds…
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It’s that time of the week already – time for me to set you a new challenge or two or three: Option one: Write a limerick with the word CLOWN in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of RAIN Option three: Write a twenty-word story using all of the following words:…
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My market for you this week gives writers scope for writing a longer story. The Exeter Story Prize accepts entries up to 10,000 words. There’s no set theme. Here are the other details for you: Prizes: 1st: £500 + trophy 2nd: £150 3rd: £100 Best humorous entry: £200 Trisha Ashley Award + trophy Entry fee:…
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Closely linked to my ‘Nutty Newspaper Stories’, comes my new series, ‘Nutty Newspaper Headlines’. In the first of the series is the following ‘talk about stating the obvious’ headline:
Esther Chilton 