short stories

  • Guest Writer Spot

    Welcome to my regular guest writer slot. This week it’s the turn of Nicola Daly, who has a passion for fiction writing. If you’d like to be included in my guest writer slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week I’m delighted to feature a writer who often takes up my story challenges. Please give a warm welcome to Ann Edall-Robson.  If you’d like to be included in my guest writer slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’ve featured some amazing stories, poems and non-fiction pieces in this slot over the past few weeks. Thank you to everyone who appeared here. You’re all very talented writers. I’m now looking for more! It doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned writer or completely new – I would love to have you as a guest

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s nearly the weekend and so it’s time for my guest writer slot. Many of you will know my guest this week – it’s the wonderful Robbie Cheadle. She has a new collection of short stories out. One of them is called The Warning. Here, Robbie tells us about her visit to the special place that

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s Friday already and so it’s time for my guest writer slot. It gives me great pleasure to welcome back Murray Clarke. Murray has been a guest with his entertaining stories a few times. I’m sure you’ll enjoy his latest tale every bit as much as the others. If you’d like to be a guest on

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’ve decided to bring back my Guest Writer Spot. I always enjoy reading others’ stories, poems and non-fiction pieces. So if you’d like to be a guest on my blog, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com Poems can be up to 40 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and

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  • Welcome to Book News — my Friday book slot. If any of you would like me to give your books a plug, please get in touch with your blurb, author bio, a photograph of the book, links and anything else you’d like to add. Here’s the address to send it to: estherchilton@gmail.com I’m delighted to

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  • Book News – 99p!

    Today, and over the weekend, you’ll be able to buy my two short story collections for 99p on kindle. Here’s a little about A Walk in the Woods: An autumnal stroll through the woods, colourful leaves crunching underfoot, the air fresh on the face, laughter and lightness portraying a happy mother and daughter scene. But

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  • It’s now a week since the paperback version of my new book of short stories came out. Thank you to everyone who has bought either the paperback or the ebook. It’s greatly appreciated and I hope you enjoy the stories. So I’m now turning my attention to relaunching my first collection of short stories, The

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  • It’s a month since my new short story collection was launched as an e-book. I’m delighted to announce that The Storm is now available as a paperback. You can order a copy through Amazon: Amazon UK Amazon US The blurb: There’s a clash of thunder and the brilliance of lightning. Huge waves gain momentum, slopping

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