writing challenges

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I have to admit to being a little nervous about changing my Thursday word challenge after running a five-word challenge for so long. But you all embraced it and produced some outstanding stories. Your challenge for next week is to write a story up to 150 words, which starts with the following line: “YOU’LL NEVER…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Last Friday, I announced I was changing my Thursday five-word challenge. I thought it was about time I mixed things up a bit. So you’ll find a different word challenge here every Thursday. Here’s your first one: Can you tell a story up to 100 words (you can still write a five-word one if you…

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  • I’ve been running my five-word story challenge on a Thursday for some years now, so I think it’s time for something different. It’s not going to be a drastic change and I think I’ll mix it up a bit from week to week. I’ll reveal more next Thursday…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope you’ve had a good week. Enjoy your weekend. But, before that, here’s your new Thursday five-word challenge: RENT So can you tell a story in five words using the word RENT in it somewhere? Your word last week was MOOD. Here are your MOOD stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: My mood is getting better. The…

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  • I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s nearly Friday! 😃 Here’s your new Thursday five-word challenge: AMAZON So can you tell a story in five words using the word AMAZON in it somewhere? Your word last week was BREAKFAST. Here are your BREAKFAST stories: Kim Smyth: It’s about time for breakfast! What is your…

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  • I hope you’ve had a good week – and it’s nearly the weekend! Make it a good one 😊 Your new word this week is: MILLION So can you tell a story in five words using the word MILLION in it somewhere? Your word last week was BLANKET. Here are your BLANKET stories: Ruth Scribbles:…

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  • I hope you’ve had a good week – and it’s nearly the weekend! Make it a good one. Your new word this week is: HANDCUFFS So can you tell a story in five words using the word HANDCUFFS in it somewhere? Your word last week was WHISPER. Here are your WHISPERED stories: Trent’s World: I’ll…

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  • I hope your week has been going well so far. It’s nearly the weekend! Make it a good one. Your new word this week is: STUFF So can you tell a story in five words using the word STUFF in it somewhere? Your word last week was CHEAP. Here are your CHEAP stories: Darlene: Love…

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  • I hope you’ve all had a good week so far. Thank you for your patience. The operation went well, but it’s very easy to overdo things so I’m taking things slowly. Have a lovely weekend. Your new word this week is: CHEAP Your word last week was SCREAM. Here are your SCREAM stories: Fenlandphil: I…

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  • It’s almost Friday, and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: SCREAM So can you tell a story in five words using the word SCREAM in it somewhere? As I mentioned on Monday, I’m recovering from an operation, so I may have missed any last minute ‘toilet’ stories. Apologies if that’s…

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