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My market this week is for those of you who enjoy a good old ghost story. The Fiction Desk is accepting stories for its annual Ghost Story Competition. Here are the all important details for you: Prizes: 1st prize: £500 2nd prize: £250 3rd prize: £100 Entry fee: £8 Word limit: Between 1000 – 7000…
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Competition Time! Last week I set a mini-competition within a mini-competition! Lots of you took part in my recent flash fiction competition where I set the theme of ‘The Discovery’. The results can be read here, if you missed them. So I’m now looking at running my next mini-competition, but I’m not quite sure of the theme to…
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Sometimes all you need is a theme to get you kick-started on a story or poem. A popular theme is ‘The sea’. Close your eyes and see what comes to mind. Don’t always take the first thing that you think of; let your mind drift and see where it takes you. My mind took me…
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Last week, I had some new challengers joining in which was great to see. Welcome! I hope you enjoy this week’s challenge: Option one: Choose as many words as you can from the following list and write a twenty-word story: Secret Vermillion Rambunctious Quixotic Vision Gordon Paradigm Karma Taxi Snowman Sunglasses Alliteration Nincompoop Pabouche Macaroni…
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To inspire your writing this week, here are a few ideas: Story opening: I knew I was going to die today. I knew it from the moment I first opened my eyes. Theme: Anger Title: Waiting Last week, I gave you the following ideas: Story opening: ‘It’s all your dad’s fault. I warned you what…
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My weekly Guest Writer spot is open for submissions. If anyone would like their writing to appear here, please get in touch. I’m looking for stories and articles (up to 2000 words) and poems (up to 40 lines). You can contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com This week, my guest writer is poet ganarma.…
Esther Chilton 