writing inspiration

  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. Please give a warm welcome to a new guest to…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is MOOD This word reflects how we feel. Happy, sad, anxious, angry, calm or fearful, for example. You can set a mood, through different lighting and and accessories. We might also be in the mood to do something – or not. What does this week’s prompt word mean to you?…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week needs very little introduction. Many of…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is DANCE I’ve never been much good at dancing – it doesn’t help if you have balance issues and two left feet! But I admire those who can dance – on the ground, on ice or in the air! And it doesn’t have to be humans doing the dancing –…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is TASTE Taste is one of the most underused senses in writing and yet it can be so powerful. I love the taste of warm, sugary doughnuts, creamy, melting chocolate and the tangy sharpness of grapefruit (not all at the same time!). But taste isn’t all about what we eat.…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest has been a student of mine on…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is MEMORIES What comes to mind when you think of memories? Happy memories? Sad memories? Something poignant? About people? Places? Animals? You don’t have to share your own memories – you can create some for a character. It’s up to you. Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest for this week is Eric Clarke, who I…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is DRIVE The first thought that came into my mind relating to this week’s prompt is to drive a vehicle. But, of course, as with so many words, there are multiple meanings. Those vehicles might be parked on a drive, for example, or we may go out for a nice…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is Lou Holmes. She’s part of the…

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