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Don’t Rush It! In a short story, the ending is important but be careful not to rush it. Some writers can see the end in sight and grab it – too soon e.g. in a romance story, you have gradually built up the will they/won’t they scenario. Your readers are right there with the characters,…
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Thank you to all those who gave my 100-word story challenge a go. Here they are. Please comment on them; it means a lot to the writers to know that others have enjoyed their work and perhaps been inspired by them. My new challenge can be found if you scroll down to the end of…
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The Oldie This British print magazine is, as the name suggests, for the older(ish) ones amongst you. The magazine has several filler slots open to writers: ‘Memory Lane’ wants to know what you were doing 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80 years ago and pays £50 for your memories of yesteryear. One reader wrote about…
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Methinks they need to reword this:
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Here’s some advice that should help you to get going on your writing for the week. This week it’s fiction’s turn: Creating Atmosphere in Fiction To be successful, a short story or novel needs to develop a strong sense of atmosphere. This draws your readers into your story so they can imagine this world you…
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Dodgy Commas! In dialogue, is it necessary to place a comma before a character’s name? Read the following example: “I can’t hear John.” Written like this, the sentence clearly means that the person speaking can’t hear John. But perhaps the writer actually means that the person speaking is telling John that he/she can’t hear. See…
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As I promised last week, if you felt inspired to send me a limerick, you’ll find it here, as well as my new challenge for you at the end. Remember, I’ll publish each one on my blog this time next week. This great limerick from Keith Channing gets the ball rolling: A trendy young…
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The Global Short Story Free Flash Fiction Competition My market for you this week is a 100-word flash fiction competition but you’ll need to get your skates on as the closing date is 13th May 2014. It’s free to enter and all you need to do is place your story in the comments box on…
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This one caught my eye and made me laugh:
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As spring is in the air, I thought I’d make a few changes to my blog: Some of my regular posts will remain the same – Tuesday will still see my award for ‘Funny Of The Week‘ and Friday is still my ‘Top Top Of The Week‘ day. ‘Mondays Motivations’ will change slightly to feature…
Esther Chilton 