writing inspiration

  • Writing Prompts

    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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  • Writing Prompts

    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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  • Writing Prompts

    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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  • New Book Out!

    Now that Myths and Magic is out in the word, I’ve turned my focus back to finally finishing my third workbook, Novel Know-how. I’m delighted to announce that it’s now available. It is only in paperback format at the moment – I hope to bring it out as an ebook later on. Here’s the blurb:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    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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  • Interview

    Allison Symes, a lovely writer I’ve got to know over the last few years, interviewed me for her local paper this week. She asked me some great questions about my latest book and also about writing in general. If you’d like to read the interview, you can find it here:

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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 appearing for the first time on…

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  • Blog Tour Stop 11

    It’s publication day for Myths and Magic tomorrow! Just before book two is launched into the world, I’m over on Sharon’s Writers Tidbits today. You’ll find a mini-interview with Saffy, star of Myths and Magic and also The Secret Dragon. I’d be delighted if you popped over. Sharon is a very supportive writer who has…

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  • Writing Prompts

    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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  • 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 one of my Writers Bureau students…

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