short stories
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I hope you’ve all had a restful Easter break and that the Easter bunny was good to you. Now, if you’re feeling a little sluggish after indulging in too much chocolate and/or hot cross buns, why not get your mind working and enter one of my two short story competitions (with prizes!) One of them…
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This week I’m welcoming a new writer to my Guest Writer Spot. Nest Madden is one of my amazing students and he thought you’d all like to read a story with an Easter theme. Here’s a little background detail on Nest: ‘Nest is a decorated security specialist who has over thirty years’ experience in front…
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome talented short story writer Adam Dixon back to my Friday slot. He’s written several excellent stories for my Guest Writer Spot. Please visit his blog to read these and some of his other works. Here is a little bit about him, in his own words: ‘My name…
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Thank you to all of you who responded to my request for help in deciding which type of writing competition to run. I’ve taken note of every comment and I’m now pleased to announce the launch of the 2016 writing competition: I’m running two competitions – a flash fiction competition up to 100 words and…
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In my writing challenges, I often give you a theme to write about, but this is usually restricted to poetry. My motivation for you this Monday is a theme, but there’s no restriction; it can apply equally to poetry or prose: Theme: Fear. Here’s my flash fiction piece on the theme: The Rider He…
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My motivational tip for you this week is in the form of a last line. Sometimes, if you’re given a theme, opening line, or even last line, it can start the thought processes working and before you know it, you have a story. Your last line: If only, he thought. This is the story I…
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome Adam Dixon back to my Friday slot. He’s written some brilliant stories. Please visit his blog to read some of his other works. Here is a little bit about him, in his own words: ‘My name is Adam Dixon and I currently live in Woodingdean, Brighton. I…
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Happy Friday everyone. It’s time for my Guest Writer Spot again. 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 more than 40 lines. If you would like some of your writing to…
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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…
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Flash Fiction Competition My market for you this week is a final reminder for my flash fiction competition. The closing date is this Sunday, the 15th November. Here’s a quick reminder of the details: Prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £25, 3rd £10 Entry fee: £2 per story Word Limit: Stories of up to 250 words are…
Esther Chilton 