stories

  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this 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 short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is a regular in this spot. Murray

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this 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 short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week, I have a returning guest – Murray Clarke.

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this 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 short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is Nicola Daly, who has appeared in

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  • It seems we’re actually starting to have a summer here in the UK. I hope it’s sunny with you wherever you are. Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 55 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 45 words using the

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  • Last week, I brought you news that I’m working on a series of children’s books. You can read the post here. The first in the series is called The Secret Dragon. I thought it would be good to have a different name for the children’s books, as I’ve already written collections of short stories and

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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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  • Hey there. I hope you’ve had a great week so far. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 29 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here

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  • Thank you to everyone who responded to my call for authors last week. Over the next few weeks, I will be featuring some fantastic books in 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

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Last Friday, I announced I was changing my Thursday five-word challenge. I thought it was about time I mixed things up a bit. So you’ll find a different word challenge here every Thursday. Here’s your first one: Can you tell a story up to 100 words (you can still write a five-word one if you

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: MOON So can you tell a story in five words using the word MOON in it somewhere? Your word last week was CONTROL. Here are your CONTROL stories: EDC Writing: In control, with her, unlikely. Kim Smyth: I lost

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