word prompts

  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is PLAY This week’s word came into my mind when I was looking at a theatre programme. I’d been to a play I really enjoyed. But there are so many other meanings – children play with toys and sports people play a game/match. We might use it to describe someone playing…

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    Your prompt this week is SERVICE This words came into my head when I drove past some services on the side of the road the other day. Petrol, food, a loo break – they’re pretty handy. But the word service has so many meanings, from a service on your car, to a bus or train…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 56 words using the following words in it somewhere: RIFFRAFF AEROSOL WAG MANUSCRIPT BED TRIANGLE The previous challenge was to write a story in 32 words using the following three words in it somewhere: JUNGLE RISOTTO WALRUS Here are your brilliant stories:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word this week is ROSE This week’s word came into my head after I went out for a meal with some friends at a lovely country pub called Rose Cottage. The pub lived up to its name, with lots of beautiful roses throughout. We use the word to refer to a shade of pink,…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is CRAFTY I do like this week’s word, especially in the sense of relating it to making things. I used to love creating things with my daughter when she was small. It’s amazing what you can do with sequins, leaves, cotton wool, empty washing up liquid bottles and toilet roll…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    This week, can you tell a story in 60 words using the following words in it somewhere: COW SARONG GRAPEFRUIT HOBBY WHEELBARROW ALPHABET The previous challenge was to write a story in 49 words using the following five words in it somewhere: DIET WASP XYLOPHONE CHIVALRY U-TURN Here are your great stories: Lou By The…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word this week is BRIDGE The first meaning that often comes to mind when thinking about this week’s prompt is a bridge over a passage of water, or a steep drop, for example. But of course it has multiple meanings – there is a card game called bridge, it’s part of a…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is EXERCISE There are all sorts of physical exercises we can undertake: running, going to the gym, yoga, Pilates, football, etc. We can also undertake mental exercises in the form of crosswords and word searches. There are written exercises and who remembers those exercises books from our school days? It’s…

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  • Word Prompts

    Your prompt word is FIRE I gave this week’s prompt word to a writing group on Monday and it brought out some fantastic work. It’s a word that’s current, with the intense heat causing lots of awful fires around the world. But it’s a word that can have a positive meaning – think about cosying…

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  • As with the other challenges this week, you have two weeks until the next one, so plenty of time to work on your stories. So, can you tell a story in 75 words using the following words in it somewhere: COFFEE LAMBORGHINI EYEBROW TRADITION CHIPS SOCKS MATHS The previous challenge was to write a story…

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