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Building on my top tip from last week and the topic of dialogue, how do you differentiate between direct speech and indirect speech? New writers are often confused so here’s some help: Direct speech is where the character says the words for himself e.g.: “How dare you copy my answers! I’ve worked hard for this…
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Well, thank you Barb for last week’s inspirational challenge. It certainly inspired and there are some strong, emotive pieces for you all to read below. If any of you have any ideas for one of my weekly writing challenges, please contact me. I’d love to know your thoughts. My new challenge for you is…
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My ‘Markets For Freelancers’ and my ‘More Markets For Freelancers’ pages are filling up so it’ll soon be time to start a new one! Here is my market of the week: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Founded in the US by two motivational speakers who published a book of inspirational stories they’d been told, ‘Chicken…
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You really need to take notice of this sign – you never know what ‘invisibility’ might do next!!!
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This is the first in a new weekly series of short story ideas. I ran a series of A-Z article ideas a short while ago and thought it only fair that short stories had their turn. I hope you find it helpful in stimulating your writing mind: A is for AMBULANCE: When you think of…
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Dreary Dialogue So, you want your dialogue to sound as realistic as possible? If you listen to everyday speech, you’ll notice that it goes something like the following: “How are you today, Mavis?” “Oh, I’m…er…not too bad. Well…um, now you mention it…uh, it’s…you know…well, this knee, um…well, I just have to…you know, put up with…
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Well, it seems as if a story can definitely be told in only six words – you certainly showed me how with some fantastic stories. They’re all published below. Enjoy! This week’s writing challenge was actually decided for me. On a Monday, I post an image designed to get your creative juices flowing and ideas…
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It’s that time of the week again – time for me to add a new market to my ‘More Markets For Freelancers’ page. Do take a look at the page, as you’ll find plenty of other markets to target, as well as on my ‘Markets For Freelancers’ page. Dark Tales Monthly Short Story Competition: Dark…
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This week’s is an intriguing one!:
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Do you feel as if your writing needs a change of direction? Have you ever thought about copywriting? Don’t even know what it is? I was in exactly the same boat a few years ago. Read on and perhaps it’ll set you thinking about trying something new: A Copywriting Career I hadn’t ever thought about…
Esther Chilton 