writing ideas
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Your new prompt word is BANK I thought about this week’s word when I had a look at my bank account. It got me thinking about all the other uses we have for this word – we might talk about certainty – you can bank on that, for example. Then, there’s the riverbank. We also…
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Your new prompt word is BLOCK Numerous meanings for this week’s word come to mind – a Lego block, for example or a block of ice. There are buildings, such as a tower block or office block. Something might be causing you to have a mental block. Of course, there are physical blocks too. The…
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Your new prompt word is CLOSE I like the think of this week’s word as something positive – I’m close to my family or I’m close to finishing a piece of work, for example. You might ask someone to close their eyes as you’re about to give them a surprise. Some of us live in…
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Your new prompt word is CROSS There are so many different meanings to this word. It’s a feeling – we can feel cross. It’s also a game – noughts and crosses, for example. If we think about Jesus, we can’t neglect the cross. We can use it as a warning – Don’t cross their path.…
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It’s that time of the week – story time. Can you tell a story in 37 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are your superb stories: Nicola Daly: Ugh, just look at that…
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Your new word is SHOWER My parents have never had a shower – not even have an attachment over the bath. When I got my first house, it had to have a shower! But showers in houses aren’t the only type of shower. There are rain showers, we can shower someone with praise and of…
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Your new prompt word is PET Many of us have pets. I have two cats who I adore and who act as my muses while I work. We also pet our animals. But, this word has many other meanings. We can use it to refer to someone we like – ‘Isn’t she lovely? A real…
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Your new prompt word is TABLET This week’s prompt word came to mind when I was taking a tablet for a medical condition. But there are many other ways of looking at this word. You may have a tablet which you use as a computer. And, of course, they were used many years ago for…
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Did you miss your story challenge last week? Well, you seemed to have a lot of fun with the 100-word story. Here’s your new challenge. Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 100 words using the following ten…
Esther Chilton 