writing ideas
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Your word this week is FENCE This week’s word was prompted by someone I was reading about who always ‘sits on the fence’, never saying how they really feel. Of course we most associate it with being a structure that separates two pieces of land. It’s also a sport. I recently learned that it’s the…
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Your word this week is SNAKE Many people are frightened of snakes. I find them fascinating. But this word has many meanings aside from being the name of a reptile. It can be used to describe someone who is treacherous or a person who is flexible and has snake hips. It has different meanings in…
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Your prompt word this week is CLASSIC This week’s word was one I thought of when I saw a picture of a classic car. We also use it to describe a film or song that’s become known as a classic. And, of course, we use the phrase to speak of writing works which are classics.…
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Your prompt word is CATCH This week’s word has all sorts of meanings, from catching a ball, to catching a cold, to catching someone’s eye, to catching a fish. We can also think about it in terms of there being a snag or, more positively, someone being quite the catch. Fact or fiction, prose or…
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Your word prompt this week is WHISPER This week’s word came to mind when I couldn’t hear someone because they were speaking in a whisper. So we think of it as soft speech. But what about the wonderful sound of the wind whispering through the trees, the whisper of something that you’ve heard or Chinese…
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Your new prompt word is PLAY This week’s word came into my mind when I was looking at a theatre programme. I’d been to a play I really enjoyed. But there are so many other meanings – children play with toys and sports people play a game/match. We might use it to describe someone playing…
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Your prompt this week is SERVICE This words came into my head when I drove past some services on the side of the road the other day. Petrol, food, a loo break – they’re pretty handy. But the word service has so many meanings, from a service on your car, to a bus or train…
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Your word this week is ROSE This week’s word came into my head after I went out for a meal with some friends at a lovely country pub called Rose Cottage. The pub lived up to its name, with lots of beautiful roses throughout. We use the word to refer to a shade of pink,…
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Your prompt word this week is CRAFTY I do like this week’s word, especially in the sense of relating it to making things. I used to love creating things with my daughter when she was small. It’s amazing what you can do with sequins, leaves, cotton wool, empty washing up liquid bottles and toilet roll…
