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This week I’m very pleased to feature some more wonderful poetry from the enormously talented Gordon Simmonds, one of my regular writers in this slot. In case you’re not familiar with Gordon’s work, here he tells you a little bit about himself: “My name is Gordon Simmonds born and raised in Essex, England. I left…
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Write something new! Looking to write about something a little different for 2016? Then why not try a different genre, or a different type of writing altogether? If you’re a poet, why not try writing a flash fiction story? Or perhaps you already write short stories but have often thought about writing a screen-play. Let…
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Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to a great 2016. My first guest writer for 2016 is Traci Aina. This is the second poem she’s sent in for my Guest Writer Spot. Please read her first thought-provoking poem, Another Baby Mother. Here’s a little about her in her own words: ‘Hi, I’m Traci. I am a…
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I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. A lot of you have contacted me to say you’re using this holiday time for writing. It’s not easy to fit writing projects around day jobs and everything else life brings us. If you’re stuck for a story/poetry idea, think about the first word that comes into…
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Happy Christmas everyone. Hope you’re having a wonderful day, surrounded by loved ones. My Guest Writer Spot is a special one this week. Not only is it on Christmas Day, my guest writer is Geoff Le Pard, the winner of my flash fiction competition. Here’s a little bit about him, in his own words: “Geoff Le…
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Yes, I know it’s Christmas, but that’s no excuse for not joining in my weekly challenge. You have two weeks for this one – until 7th January. We’ll be well into the New Year then so my challenge is centred around the theme of New Year (with a few fun words thrown in too!): Option…
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Many of you enjoy writing flash fiction and a lot of you also like a prompt to kick-start your ideas. Here’s a market which marries the two: 100wordstory is a site which publishes all sorts of 100 word stories. One of the stories they publish is from a monthly photo prompt. There’s no fee and…
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Sometimes all you need is a theme to get you kick-started on a story or poem. A popular theme is ‘The sea’. Close your eyes and see what comes to mind. Don’t always take the first thing that you think of; let your mind drift and see where it takes you. My mind took me…
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It’s that time of the week again – time to get your creative brain working for my weekly challenge. I’ve gone all Christmasy for this one. Enjoy! Option one: Choose as many words as you can from the following list and write a twenty-word story: Crackers Mary Party Stockings Celebrate Star Donkey Santa Gold Frosty…
Esther Chilton 