motivation
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This week’s market is the Daggerville Games Short Story Competition. They run a monthly competition with a chance to win a £30 Waterstones voucher. Details of the competition are posted on their Facebook page. For rules and further information on the competition, visit their website. ***
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If you’re finding it difficult to come up with ideas for your writing this week, here are a few for you: Story opening: “I hate you. I never want to see you again!” she spat. Theme: Disappointment Title: Desperate Times ***
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It’s Friday and time for my Guest Writer Spot. If anyone would like their writing to appear on my blog, please get in touch. I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com Here is another thought-provoking poem from…
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For this week’s challenge, you can either write a ten-word story using at least six words from the list given, or you can write a story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose at least six words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Jettatura Mourinho Caravan Acersecomic Fanfaronade Gambol Leptosome Demure Furtive…
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To inspire your writing this week, here are a few ideas: Story opening: I knew I was going to die today. I knew it from the moment I first opened my eyes. Theme: Anger Title: Waiting Last week, I gave you the following ideas: Story opening: ‘It’s all your dad’s fault. I warned you what…
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There are two choices for you for this week’s challenge: you can either write a ten-word story using six words from the list given, or you can write a dark themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Whimsical Uproar Fireman Doodle Macrosmatic…
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To get your writing going this week, here are a few ideas: Story opening: ‘It’s all your dad’s fault. I warned you what would happen!’ she said. Theme: Surprise Title: The Final Journey *** Last week, one of my motivations was a story opening: I didn’t think looking down upon oneself when dead would be…
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You have two choices for your Monday Motivations this week – a story opening or a sentence for the middle of your story. Story opening: I didn’t think looking down upon oneself when dead would be quite like this. Story middle: Arms reached out. Eyes large and lifeless sought hers. She screamed. *** Last week…
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This week, like last week, I’m giving you two choices: you can either write a ten-word story using five words from the list given, or you can write an autumnal themed story/poem from the second list: Option one: Choose five words from the following list and write a ten-word story: Bond Autolatry Knismesis Pyknic Smile…
Esther Chilton 