word prompts
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This week’s writing prompt is SIGN My chosen word this week popped into my head, literally as if it was a sign! I then started to think about other meanings to the word: road signs, a gesture, to sign something with your signature, to sign up to something, sign language and much more. What does…
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Well, summer has definitely arrived with a hot flush! We’ve been sweltering here in the UK. I hope you’re staying cool wherever you are. Here is this week’s story challenge: Can you tell a story in 30 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 55…
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Hello there. How are you? Having a good week? I hope so. Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 45 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories:…
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This week’s word prompt is TESTS When you see this word, is your first thought exams? A driving test? Does it instill fear into you as you think back to those tests you had to take? Maybe you see it as a more positive word – tests into finding cures for cancer and other life-threatening…
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This week’s word prompt is TREASURE What comes into your mind when you think of that word? Pirates? Gold coins and goblets? Perhaps it’s a loved one you treasure, or a moment in time. It could even be time itself that you treasure. Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love to read your…
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It’s that time of the week – story time. So here we go… Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 31 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your laugh out loud stories: Graeme Sandford:…
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Last week, your writing prompt was LIGHT. So I thought it fitting to go for the opposite this week: DARK. The word has so many meanings – a dark sky or night, for instance. Or what about darkness in someone’s soul? It also symbolises death, despair and deceit. We can also think about it in…
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I hope you’re all having a great week. It’s Thursday and so it’s time for a story challenge: Can you tell a story in 24 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was to tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here’s…
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This week has been miserable – well, in terms of the weather anyway. Let’s hope it brightens up for the weekend. Here is a new story challenge for you to bring a ray of sunshine: Can you tell a story in 39 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous…
Esther Chilton 