word prompts
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This week’s writing prompt is: SENSES When I read a book, I like to be taken to the scene. A good way to do this is to use the different senses – sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. Do you use this in your writing? Which do you find to be the most effective? You
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Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 50 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 22 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your amusing stories: Christopher Farley: She said I was childish
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This week’s writing prompt is: FEELING PROUD What have you done in your life that’s made you feel proud of yourself? Done well at school, get a dream job, perform a small act of kindness to another that’s made a huge difference to them, become a parent, survived an illness against the odds? Perhaps it’s
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How was your weekend? Ready for a new limerick challenge? Your word is: CRUNCH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CHANCE in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Keith Channing: Chance or Community Chest. I can’t decide which card is best. Ten pounds for a beauty Or two
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It’s time for your new story challenge, so… Can you tell a story in 22 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 31 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your fun stories: Nicola Daly: What a conspiracy! It
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This week’s writing prompt is: DILEMMA I’m sure you’ve had more than one dilemma in your life. It might not have been particularly serious – I mean, do you go for the lemon cheesecake or the chocolate brownie? But maybe your dilemma had a greater impact on your life – for example, whether to go
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Happy Monday! It’s time for this week’s limerick challenge. Your word is: CHANCE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word FEAR in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Keith Channing: There once was a king (no, not Lear) Who ruled by engendering fear. His subjects objected To taxes collected
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It’s Thursday and time for a new story challenge, so… Can you tell a story in 31 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 19 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your super stories: Nicola Daly: If you
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This week’s writing prompt is: SURPRISE! What’s the biggest surprise you’ve had? Or are you someone who doesn’t like surprises? Perhaps you’re the person who likes organising surprises for other people. You could create a surprise for a character if you want to write something fictitious. Or maybe a poem about a particular surprise will
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It’s the start of a new week and time for this week’s limerick challenge. Your word is: FEAR Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word COOK in it somewhere. You came up with some cracking limericks: Keith Channing: I learned how to cook from TV, It’s the way most appealing to me.
Esther Chilton 