writing challenges
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This week’s writing prompt is: SPACE What does this word mean to you? Having space away from people and whatever is weighing you down? Wide open spaces? Having enough legroom on a plane or at the cinema? Or do you think about space in terms of the expanding universe? You don’t have to share your…
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I hope you all had a good weekend. Here is this week’s limerick challenge for you. Your word is: COOK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word LYING in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Keith Channing: Lying in bed’s not a choice, You should make good use of…
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We’re nearly at the end of another week. As it’s Thursday, it’s time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 43 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 30 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here…
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This week’s writing prompt is: CRAZY THINGS YOU’VE DONE Do you ever look back at a certain time in your life and think: Did I really do that? I remember canoeing on an outward bounds team building course with my work years ago. I’m not keen on water and was terrified of capsizing and getting…
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It’s Thursday and time for a new story. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 34 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 21 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your amazing stories: Nicola…
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Happy new week. Here is a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: STYLE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word OLDER in it somewhere. You came up with some entertaining limericks: Keith Channing: One day I may be a stakeholder. Landowner, lessee or smallholder. Don’t mind that I’m poor, Even…
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This week’s writing prompt is: BEST DAY What’s been the best day in your life? The day you got married? Gave birth to your first child? Perhaps it was gaining a degree, going on a special holiday, moving into your dream home, or the day you got the all-clear from cancer. You may have had…
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This week’s writing prompt is: SEASONS Which is your favourite season? Mine is autumn. I love the glorious golds, oranges and reds as the leaves turn. There’s also a crisp freshness to the air and the crackle of the log burner once inside. The differing seasons can make a great theme for a poem, or…
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Happy Monday! Your weekly limerick challenge is here to kick-start your week. My apologies if I don’t comment on your limericks for a few days – I’m having surgery today so I may be out of action for a short while. I’ll comment when I can and I’ve scheduled a few posts for the forthcoming…
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Hi everyone. I hope you’ve had a good week so far. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 41 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 29 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here…
Esther Chilton 