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  • Manic Monday Motivations

    I don’t know about you, but life is a little busy at the moment. This week is already proving to be no exception, so I’m cheating (just a tiny bit) in giving you just one writing prompt this week. Write a story or poem on the theme spring. Here are last week’s themes: Hatred Valentine’s…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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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  • Monday Motivations

    I hope your new week has got off to a good start. Here’s a new writing challenge for you: Write a story or poem on any of the following themes: Hatred Valentine’s Day Chocolate Last week’s theme’s were as follows: Secrets Fame Music You produced some interesting pieces: Shaun Kellett‘s writing flows so well and…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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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  • Markets For Writers

    This week’s market is for the poets. Writing Magazine is holding a haiku competition. As their guidelines state, ‘For the purposes of this competition, your haiku should be unrhymed, and written in three lines with five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven in the second. It should involve some reference to the…

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  • Monday Motivations

    Here’s a new writing challenge for you, this fine Monday (well, drizzly Monday where I am. I hope it’s sunny where you are): Write a story or poem on any of the following themes: Secrets Fame Music Here are last week’s themes: Euphoria Heat Cake Here are your wonderful creations based on these writing prompts:…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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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  • Markets For Writers

    I know a lot of you enjoy writing flash fiction so here’s a market for you. Reader’s Digest are holding their annual 100-word competition. Stories have to be exactly 100 words in length. The title isn’t included in the word count.  Entry is FREE and the prizes are certainly worth an entry: 1st Prize:           £2000…

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  • Monday Motivations

    Is it really Monday again?! Here’s a new writing challenge for you: Write a story or poem on any of the following themes: Euphoria Heat Cake Last week’s themes were: Misery Sleep Gold You certainly sent in a variety of writing: Please visit Shaun Kellett‘s site to read his super piece on the writing prompts:…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week I have two guest writers. Nest Madden is one of my very talented students. After reading my blog post on the impact Bunty comic had upon me as a child, he wrote in with this brilliant anecdote: Your Blog post about Bunty reminded me; as a small boy I was asked by an…

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