writing ideas
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Your writing prompt this week is PAPER When I think of this word, stationary bursts into my mind – notebooks, writing paper, envelopes, cards, gift wrap, diaries, etc. I used to love exploring stationary shops and would always come away with a bag full of all sorts. What about you? Is it the image of…
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We’re almost in June! Where is the first half of the year going? I hope your week is going well so far. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 50 words using the…
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This week’s word prompt is TESTS When you see this word, is your first thought exams? A driving test? Does it instill fear into you as you think back to those tests you had to take? Maybe you see it as a more positive word – tests into finding cures for cancer and other life-threatening…
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We’re over halfway through the week and counting down until the weekend. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your fabulous stories:…
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This week’s word prompt is TREASURE What comes into your mind when you think of that word? Pirates? Gold coins and goblets? Perhaps it’s a loved one you treasure, or a moment in time. It could even be time itself that you treasure. Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love to read your…
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It’s that time of the week – story time. So here we go… Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 31 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your laugh out loud stories: Graeme Sandford:…
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One of my close friend’s daughter has just come back from travelling around Australia. I followed her on Instagram and my favourite videos were of the stunning waterfalls. The whoosh of the water and its sheer power is immense. So your prompt this week is WATER What does the word mean to you? A lack…
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Whenever I’m feeling stressed or anxious, I think of my special place – a place where I was happy and relaxed and at peace with the world. And where is that place? It’s under a tree – a tree I first sat under when I was five years old. That’s nearly fifty years ago now,…
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I hope you’ve had a good week so far. One more day until the weekend. Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 18 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 38 words using the following words in it somewhere:…
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If you could go to any fictional world, where would that be? I love the Harry Potter books and so I’d love to go to Hogwarts. Enid Blyton was a firm favourite and so I could see myself climbing up the Faraway Tree. Or perhaps fighting my way through a wardrobe of coats into Narnia.…
Esther Chilton 