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Well, I hate to say it, but it is all Dad’s fault. I couldn’t wait to tell him about my e-book of short stories. “It’s not a proper book though, is it?” he said. “Yes,” I replied indignantly. “But I can’t hold it,” he said, miming the action of holding a book as if I…
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Capital Speech! Always use a capital letter at the beginning of a passage of speech e.g.: “Would you like to buy my book?” Most writers get this right, but, if ownership is assigned before speech, some writers become confused and don’t think a capital letter is necessary because the speech isn’t the start of the…
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Last week saw the last in my current series of writing challenges. The results were brilliant. Please read them below. This week, I’m starting a new series of writing challenges – flash fiction. I’m going to start off small. This week, I’d like to see your tales in ten words. Here is an example: Fear…
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‘The Writers Bureau’ hold an annual short story and poetry competition. Details can be found on my ‘Markets For Freelancers’ page. They have now announced a new competition for a flash fiction story of up to 500 words. International entries are welcomed. Each entry costs £5, or three stories for £10. Subscribers to Freelance Market…
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Thank goodness for the words of enlightenment – otherwise you’d have no idea what you were buying:
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A number of you have contacted me to say how much you enjoyed this series so I thought I’d give you some opening words to help you shrug off the writers’ block and to inspire you into writing a cracking story: I’ve always had a thing about the cupboard under the stairs. You would think…
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Short and Sweet When you use an abbreviation, a full stop is used after the abbreviated word. However, even though a full stop appears after the abbreviated word, the next word doesn’t need to start with a capital letter e.g.: When you go on holiday, pack plenty of suncream, a hat, sun glasses etc. as…
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Well, here it is – the last in the ABC of My Weekly Writing Challenges and yes, it’s Y and Z‘s turn. My themes for those are Yearn and Zombie. I can almost hear you shouting, “Eeek!”, so for some prompts and ideas click on the following link: https://esthernewtonblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/monday-motivationsthe-abc-of-short-story-ideas-part-nine/ Last week, the challenge was to…
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Some time ago, I added a cat magazine to my ‘Market’s For Freelancers‘ Page. So I thought it was about time I redressed the balance and added a dog magazine. ‘Dog Fancy‘ is a US publication, which uses mainly freelance contributions. They are always on the look-out for new contributors. They require articles of between…
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I think the person who placed this ad needs a little help with his maths:
Esther Chilton 