motivation
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I was chuffed to bits; I had just bought my first tape and put vinyl records behind me. I was on the cutting edge of music (yes, I know many of you won’t know a) what a tape is or b) what on earth a vinyl record is, but this was 1984) and I couldn’t…
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It was a glorious spring day yesterday. I hope you all had some sunshine wherever you were. Here are some writing prompts to get you in the creative mood. If you want to send me your work on these themes to be included on my blog next Monday, please just post them at the end…
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Happy Friday everyone; I hope you’ve all had a good week. Gopika N has written several wonderful poems in this slot and I’m thrilled to have Gopika back as my guest writer. Here is a little bit about Gopika: I am 18. I belong to India, the largest democracy in the world. I am a…
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Hope you all had a great weekend. Here are some writing prompts to get you in the writing mood. If you want to send me your work on these themes to be included on my blog next Monday, please just post them at the end in the comments box or email me: esthernewton@virginmedia.com Word Prompt:…
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This week, I’m pleased to welcome Paul Korhonen for the first time to my Guest Writer Spot. Here is a little bit about him: Paul is a former Writers Bureau pupil and, since completing his Creative Writing Course, has self-published a couple of short non-fiction titles including a memoir about living with a brain tumour. …
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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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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…
Esther Chilton 