flash fiction

  • Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 71 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 62 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Nicola Daly: ‘So, for my latest tiktok video, I’m…

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  • It’s that time of the week – story time. Can you tell a story in 37 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are your superb stories: Nicola Daly: Ugh, just look at that…

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  • My week has flown by – I don’t know about yours. I hope it’s been a good one. Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 61 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 40 words using the following four…

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  • Did you miss your story challenge last week? Well, you seemed to have a lot of fun with the 100-word story. Here’s your new challenge. Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 100 words using the following ten…

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  • You have two weeks to complete the latest story challenge so I thought I’d go for a bumper one. Can you tell a story in 100 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 57 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. I have another new writer to welcome to my Guest…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is a writer whose work I always…

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  • Do any of you like writing flash fiction? Maybe you’re not sure what it is. Or, if you do know, you’d like to explore it some more. I’ve written a new course for The Writers Bureau on this form of writing. In this three-module, online course you cover what flash fiction is, how to write…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope your week is a good one so far. Not long until the weekend. Before then, here is a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 27 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was to tell a story in 38 words using…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    For this week’s Guest Writer Spot, I’m going to let my guest take over: Hello, Allison Symes here. Many thanks, Esther, for inviting me to join you on your blog. Esther and I go to The Writers’ Summer School, Swanwick. As well as being a keen delegate, I’ve run workshops there on editing. I also…

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