writing challenges

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s that time of the week – yes, the one where I give you lots of unconnected words and expect you to come up with an entertaining story. So, here goes: Can you tell a story in 54 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s your new Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 61 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 77 words using the following seven words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: Nicola Daly: So, this year I’m finding costumes for Madame

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s your new Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 77 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Nicola Daly: ‘Wipe the drool from your face, Mother.’ ‘It’s

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Hello, everyone. Your new Thursday story challenge is here: Can you tell a story in 38 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 61 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories: Tessa: The palatial walls of the Duncan castle where

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  • It’s time for a new story challenge. Here are your words… Can you tell a story in 44 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 24 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your fabulous stories: Nicola Daly: ‘Friends! Romans! Countrymen!’ he

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  • I hope your week is going well. Almost at the weekend. Here is another story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 60 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here is Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 30 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are

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  • It’s Thursday and that means story time. How many words am I giving you this week? Here goes… Can you tell a story in 31 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 18 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your amusing

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  • It’s Thursday and story time. Here’s your new challenge. Can you tell a story in 20 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: Ann Edall-Robson: The bedraggled mask lay discarded in

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  • It’s nearly the end of the week. How’s yours been so far? Good, I hope. Here’s a new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are

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  • Writing Prompts

    Now the clocks have changed, it’s getting lighter in the evenings. So that got me thinking about the word ‘light’. It can mean so many different things. A lightness in feeling, lightweight, a light bulb moment, daylight, sunlight, twilight, artificial light, on and on it goes. What does it mean to you? Or perhaps it’s

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