writing inspiration
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The phrase ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ recently came into my head when I was talking to a friend about an actor she thought was drop-dead gorgeous. I completely disagreed and it got me thinking how true the saying is. So your prompt this week is: BEAUTY What do you see as…
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Well, it’s been a bit warmer this week, so are we done with the snow and ice for this year? I’m sure it’ll be back, but for now let’s make the most of the above freezing temperatures. Here is a new challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 21 words? You must use…
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We’re already halfway through January and so spring isn’t too far away. At least it’s warmed up a bit here in the UK. I’m going to take the temperature down a little with my prompt this week: SUPERNATURAL What does that word mean to you? Ghosts? Paranormal? Magic? Psychic? Perhaps you don’t believe in it,…
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How’s your week so far? Cold? It has been where I live, with a chilly wind, but at least the snow has now gone. Here is a new challenge to warm you up: Can you tell a story in 30 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was…
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I can’t believe the first week of January has already whizzed by. We’ve had sunshine, frost, snow, rain, wind – all sorts of weather. But we increasingly seem to be seeing more storms. So your prompt this week is fittingly STORM Of course a storm doesn’t just have to relate to the weather. Open up…
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I hope you’re all having a good 2025 so far (well, it has only been a few hours!). Your writing prompt this week is FAVOURITE 2024 MOMENTS As we welcome another new year in, we often look back over the past 12 months. There will have been good times and bad times, but let’s focus…
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As Christmas is just around the corner and time is precious (see what I did there with last week’s prompt. I know, you’re all groaning), you have two weeks to work on the next writing prompt, which is PLANS As we’re coming to the end of one year and are about to embark on a…
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In my latest series, I’m taking you on a tour of my desk buddies, who watch over me as I work, or who help me in some way. This week, it’s the turn of my gorgeous ghosts. I love the city of York and when I visited, I just had to visit the famous York…
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Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 28 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 39 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your super stories: Linking People 2003: On his worn-out couch,…
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In my latest series, I’m taking you on a tour of my desk buddies, who help me in my work. This week’s muse for my writing is a moneybox which belonged to my grandmother. It sits on a shelf to my right and I always feel she’s watching over me. My grandmother’s name was Joan…
Esther Chilton 