writing inspiration

  • I’m over on Robbie’s blog today answering a few questions. Please head over and say hello.

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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. Many of you will know my special guest this week…

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  • Word Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is EDGE This week’s prompt word came to mind after hearing an old song on the radio – Wham! and their ‘The Edge of Heaven’. The word can be defined as the ‘outside limit of an object, area, or surface’. But it has many other meanings, such as having superiority…

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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 writer who has a fantastic imagination.…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is LEAVE/S It was while I was out for an autumn stroll that this week’s prompt came to mind. I loved the carpet of rustic reds, honey golds and pumpkin oranges that paved my way. But, of course, leave or leaves has many different meanings – to bequeath or to…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is MONEY It’s said ‘money is the root of all evil’ but it’s something we all need to survive. I remember thinking about it in a good way when I was a young girl. I loved saving up my pocket money and buying something special. I also had a toy…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is SHADE We had a hot summer this year in the UK, so finding shade came as a relief. I remember loving to draw when I was a young girl and choosing the difference shades of colour. We often talk about light and shade in terms of contrast. It can…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is CLUB When I was a little girl I belonged to the Curly Wurly Club – I remember receiving stickers and all sorts of things which I treasured for years. For those of you who don’t know what a Curly Wurly is, I’ve seen it described as ‘a swirly ladder…

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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 is N. E. White. Please give…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is CARDS My first thought when this word came to mind was greetings cards. It’s always lovely to receive a card in the post – for birthdays, anniversaries, to wish you luck or to say that you’re being thought of. Then, of course, there are playing cards – with all…

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