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This week’s market is more of a resource for writers – an enormous thank you to Les Moriarty for letting me know about this. Almond Press have compiled a list of creative writing competitions for 2016. From the Reader’s Digest 100 word competition, to a playwriting contest, to a novel writing competition, there’s something for…
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Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to a great 2016. My first guest writer for 2016 is Traci Aina. This is the second poem she’s sent in for my Guest Writer Spot. Please read her first thought-provoking poem, Another Baby Mother. Here’s a little about her in her own words: ‘Hi, I’m Traci. I am a…
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Happy Christmas everyone. Hope you’re having a wonderful day, surrounded by loved ones. My Guest Writer Spot is a special one this week. Not only is it on Christmas Day, my guest writer is Geoff Le Pard, the winner of my flash fiction competition. Here’s a little bit about him, in his own words: “Geoff Le…
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Yes, I know it’s Christmas, but that’s no excuse for not joining in my weekly challenge. You have two weeks for this one – until 7th January. We’ll be well into the New Year then so my challenge is centred around the theme of New Year (with a few fun words thrown in too!): Option…
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My Guest Writer Spot gives writers the opportunity for their work to be seen and read by others. I’m happy to accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no more than 40 lines.…
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Little Steps Unless you’re one of the lucky few, you fit your writing round the day job. Add to this Christmas, housework, family, friends and everything else life brings and before you know it, the week has passed by without you sending any writing out. So, then’s the time to think small. Plan to send…
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Last week it was the turn of the 70-word story so now I’m looking for your 80-word stories. Here are last week’s stunning 70-word entries. Hopefully they’ll inspire you to write that 80-worder: Keith Channing sent in this entry, which also served as another challenge entry on another website at Keith Creates: “Please, mister, can…
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I’ve previously brought you details about the Flash 500 on-going flash fiction competition (see ‘Markets For Writers’). They also hold an annual Humour Verse Competition. The details are as follows: Closing date: 31st December 2014 Entry fee: £3 for the first poem, then £2.50 per poem thereafter Length: Up to 32 lines Prizes: First: £150…
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Last year, I ran a ‘Funny of the Week’ series and searched for the most awful Christmas jumper I could find. This year, Christmas jumpers are in! And the tackier the better. So my search resumes and the first jumper I bring you has the oh-so-subtle hint of ‘home-made’ about it:
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Well, I have to admit to feeling a little nervous about my first book signing. Would anyone turn up, or would I be sitting there twiddling my thumbs for hours on end? Of course we all dream of people queuing for miles down the road, keen to buy our book and to ask us to…
Esther Chilton 