blogging
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Last week, fellow blogger, Sherri Matthews nominated me to take part in a Writing Process Blog Meme. As she explained this is where I answer four questions and nominate three other bloggers to continue the process. I haven’t taken part in anything like this before, but Sherri’s writing and blog have always inspired me, so…
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Remember the Research My tip for you this week comes in the form of a reminder. It’s not easy to fit writing into our busy lives, much less spend a lot of time on research. But researching the market you want to write for is so important. It’s no good writing a story or article…
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You seem to be enjoying my new weekly challenge series. There were some hilarious 20-word stories, as well as some very gripping ones. Read and enjoy below. The first week of the series saw ten-word stories, the second week 20-word stories and so now we move to 30-word stories as your challenge for next week.…
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My market for you this week is a flash fiction contest opening for entries on November 1st. Haunted Waters Press holds an annual Penny Fiction Contest featuring three rounds. Round one opens from 1st November, ending when 200 stories have been received. The theme for round one is Backroads & Porch Swings, rurally themed short…
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Here’s a great story to kick start this new series:
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It’s easy to get stuck in a rut with our writing. Perhaps you’re a novelist and the right words won’t come. Or if you write short stories for the women’s weeklies, it can be difficult to come up with a new idea. Article writers often specialise in writing about specific issues. It’s easy to become…
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Fabulous Five If you’re finding it difficult to come up with subjects to write a story about, clear you mind and then jot down the next five things that come into your mind. It can work wonders for kick-starting that creative writing process. Here’s the five things that came into my mind when I tried…
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My new challenge series on flash fiction, which kicked off last week with stories in ten words, produced some amazing stories in so few words. Take a look at the fantastic results below news of this week’s challenge. So, from ten, we now go to twenty-word stories. If last week’s entries are anything to go…
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This week’s market for you is a travel magazine, ‘Transitions Abroad’. They describe themselves as ‘an inspirational yet practical planning guide for cultural immersion travel, work, study, living and volunteering abroad’. There are lots of feature articles on the homepage so you can see the type of piece they’re looking for as well as the…
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I know what you’re thinking – just how lucky is Paul’s girlfriend?!
Esther Chilton 