writing ideas
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Your prompt this week is CHARGE The first thought that comes to mind for me in relation to this week’s prompt word is cost – a fee for something. It might be a bill or something nicer such as admission to a museum or theatre. You can also be in charge of something – the…
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Your prompt word this week is ELEMENT/S We often talk about the elements with reference to the weather and natural elements. It also means part of something – the elements of a good book, for example. Science also comes into it – chemical elements and we mustn’t forget their involvement in cooking – gas and…
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I hope your week is going well. Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 35 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 51 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your fantastic stories: Therapy Bits: The millipede…
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Your word prompt this week is STRIKE This word can have negative connotations – to strike someone by hitting them, air strikes, or going on strike from a job in order to get better pay and working conditions. We sometimes describe disaster as striking or a lightning strike. But lets’ think about it in more…
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Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 51 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Christopher Farley: Dumbfounded, I looked at Esther’s latest ”Can you tell…
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Your word prompt this week is WINDOW I love looking out the window on a snowy day and watching the flakes swirl down. Or when Jack Frost has created pretty patterns on the window pane. But as well as looking from the inside out, you can look from the outside in. What do you see…
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I hope you’re having a good week. Here’s a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 70 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your funny stories: Anne is Writing: Sitting…
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Your word prompt this week is KIND The first thought that comes to my mind for this word is being kind. If you look around at the world today, there’s not enough kindness; it can seems as if it’s been forgotten. As with many words, kind does have other meanings: a group which has similar…
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Your word prompt this week is SMALL When I think about the word small, I can think about it negatively – small-minded people or people making you feel small. But I prefer to associate it with wonderful, positive connotations, such as taking pleasure in the small things or achieving small victories. What does it mean…
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Welcome to your 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 your highly amusing stories: Christopher Farley: Gibraltar. Can’t stand the place. An English Spain?…
Esther Chilton 