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When I heard The Mamas and The Papas California Dreamin’ on the radio recently, I was reminded of winters at home when I was at primary school. I’d dread getting up in the mornings as the house didn’t have a lot of heating (incidentally, it still doesn’t. And the little heating it has is barely…
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How was your weekend? Hope you all saw a little sunshine. Here are this week’s writing prompts to brighten your day: Word prompt: Spies Photo prompt: Last week’s word prompt was The Hiding Place. You can see last week’s picture prompt here Your creative works from last week are as follows: Carla Burns sent in…
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I’m just about coming back down to earth after the excitement and buzz of last week’s London Book Fair. So here is this week’s Monday Motivations word prompt: The Hiding Place And here’s this week’s picture prompt: Last week’s Monday Motivations was a rollover, featuring a photo and word prompt. Here are your wonderful…
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As I’m off to The London Book Fair this week, my blog posts are taking something of a mini holiday. Therefore this week’s Monday Motivations is a rollover from last week. So you have another opportunity to write something on the picture prompt below. I’m also adding in a word prompt. For those of you…
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You have a couple of weeks to get your entry in for The Writers Bureau Short Story Competition. The closing date is 31st March 2017. Here are some details for you: Prizes: 1st: £300 2nd: £200 3rd: £100 4th: £50 All winners will also receive a Writers Bureau course of their choice, worth over £350…
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A slight contradiction…
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For my Monday Motivations this week, I thought it was about time I set a picture prompt. I hope it helps you to get the creative juices flowing. Is this a meeting place for lovers? Or did something untoward happen here? Let you imagination g0… Stories, poems, non-fiction; anything and everything goes! Last week’s prompts…
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It’s Friday and time for my Guest Writer Spot, which gives writers the opportunity for their work to be seen and read by others. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose is no longer than 2000 words and your poems no…
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This week’s market is the Evesham Festival of Words Short Story Competition. There is an adult category inviting stories of up to 2500 words. The junior competition (two categories: 8-11 and 12-16) has a word limit of 1000 words. Entry is £5 for adults and it’s free for juniors. The prize in the adult category…
Esther Chilton 