writing prompts
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As it was Christmas, I gave you two weeks for the last challenge. We’re back to normal this week. So… Can you tell a story in 18 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was to tell a story in 25 words using the following words in it…
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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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I hope you all had a great Christmas and Santa brought you everything you wished for! The New Year is almost here and with a new year brings: CHANGE So that’s your new limerick challenge this week. You had longer to craft your limericks this time with the Christmas break, so here are you limericks…
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Isn’t Christmas hurtling closer and closer? I’m sure you’re all very busy like me, so for this limerick challenge, you have two weeks instead of the usual one. I’ll publish all your wonderful limericks on Monday 30th December. Your new word is: SLEIGH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word HOUSE in…
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Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 40 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 10 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories: Darlene: The Martian longed for spaghetti so…
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This week’s writing prompt is TIME What does time mean to you? It can be easy to feel that you don’t have any at this time of year, with so much to do. Does time mean clocks and watches? Do you think of it in terms of time-travel? Wouldn’t it be good to be able…
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Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 10 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: Richmond Road: Shake a leg Don’t break…
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This week’s writing prompt is GIFTS My prompt last week was Christmas, so it would be easy to think I mean Christmas gifts. If that’s where the prompt takes you, that’s fine, but there are lots of other interpretations of ‘gifts’. For example, you might see good health as being a gift. My cat brings…
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Happy Monday! Time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: WORST Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word BEARD in it somewhere. You came up with some very funny limericks: Trentpmcd: Tom had a beard that wouldn’t stop Like the guys from ZZ Top From his face To his…
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It’s Monday afternoon and time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: BEARD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word FUDGE in it somewhere. You came up with some very entertaining limericks: Trentpmcd: “Oh, fudge!” I thought he said When the branch hit him in the head But that…
Esther Chilton 