motivation
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Last week I published Geoff Le Pard‘s stunning piece of writing, inspired by the following picture prompt: Maria Matthews contacted me to say she also had a piece of writing rattling round in her head on seeing the picture. Thankfully it managed to get out and I can now share Maria’s magical piece with you.…
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Last week, I gave you a picture prompt: Often this gets the creative juices going and it certainly did for Geoff Le Pard. He sent in this simply stunning piece of writing, which I just had to share. Sit back, read and be inspired: Two Become One They stopped the chair to let him look…
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As writers, it’s easy to become set in our ways and to write the same type of stories, articles etc. So make this the year you write something new. You never know where it might lead. I thought I’d take up my own advice and so I tried writing something for the ‘We love to…
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It’s the 2nd January and how many New Year resolutions have you broken so far? One? Two? All of them? If you have, you’re probably feeling a) annoyed at yourself b) frustrated c) like you’ve let yourself down d) a sense of deja vu e) all of these. Yes, every year we do it –…
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Monday 15th December and if any of you had your Christmas do this weekend, you may be feeling like this puss here, or perhaps you’re racing round like a mad thing buying presents, decorations, wrapping up, preparing food etc., etc. and just want to collapse in a heap. Keep going – you’re almost there!
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Little Steps Unless you’re one of the lucky few, you fit your writing round the day job. Add to this Christmas, housework, family, friends and everything else life brings and before you know it, the week has passed by without you sending any writing out. So, then’s the time to think small. Plan to send…
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Well, I have to admit to feeling a little nervous about my first book signing. Would anyone turn up, or would I be sitting there twiddling my thumbs for hours on end? Of course we all dream of people queuing for miles down the road, keen to buy our book and to ask us to…
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We’re creeping higher – this week I’m looking for 70-word stories. Last week, I asked you to top the brilliance of the 50-word stories from the week before. You all certainly did your utmost to. Here are the the 60-word stories you’ve been sending in over the past week: Andrew was inspired to write in…
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This week’s market is: Cricket Magazine. You could be forgiven for thinking that this is a magazine devoted to the popular sport but take a look at the website and you’ll soon see that it’s a magazine for children. In fact, The Cricket Magazine Group has expanded and includes 14 different children’s magazines covering a…
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Many of you will know that I have a soft spot for limericks and have featured them a few times on my blog. A US paper, ‘The Saturday Evening Post’, is calling for your best limerick about an image featured in the paper. To see the said image, click on the following link: Wanna join…
Esther Chilton 