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I’ve been working for The Writers Bureau for sixteen years now and I’ve loved every minute of it. It was where I started out myself as a student many years ago and I have them to thank for becoming a published writer. When the director asked me if I’d like to write some new courses…
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Happy Friday to you all. My Guest Writer this week is Lettie Smallwood, who is currently working on her first collection of poetry. As you will see, she writes beautifully but powerfully. Casualties of War By Lettie Smallwood He died today Barely three years old. His mother wouldn’t let go Wept and clung to his…
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Happy Friday to you all. My Guest Writer this week is making her debut. Please welcome Sylvie Beech. Poetry has always been her favourite form of writing, but she likes penning flash fiction too. If you’d like to be included in my guest writer slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to…
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This week’s guest writer is someone you may know. I’m delighted to feature Linda Bethea whose blog is nutsrok. Her guest post is so entertaining and she makes her relatives come bursting to life: Southern Fried Crazy We do love our crazy folks down South. Oh, we may not want them right up in the…
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This week’s writing prompt is: SURPRISE! What’s the biggest surprise you’ve had? Or are you someone who doesn’t like surprises? Perhaps you’re the person who likes organising surprises for other people. You could create a surprise for a character if you want to write something fictitious. Or maybe a poem about a particular surprise will…
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This week’s writing prompt is: HEAT What does this word mean to you? Lying in the scorching hot sun on holiday? Feeling the heat because you’re under pressure? Enjoying the warmth and crackle of a log fire? Your cheeks reddening because you’re embarrassed? An argument getting heated? You don’t have to share your work, but…
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This week’s writing prompt is: THE FUTURE I remember watching the film Back to the Future, with its visions of the future including hoverboards and much more. What do you think our future will be like? Will we all live on another planet while Earth becomes extinct, or do you see hope for us? You…
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It’s Thursday and story time. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 21 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: MANGO KEYS SKATEBOARD GOBLET Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: CHESS WIGGLE MUESLI EMBRACE MOUSE…
