writing prompts
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It’s Thursday so I have a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 16 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your funny stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Please…
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This week’s writing prompt is: Phobia What does that word mean to you? My phobia is spiders. I try and rationalise it to myself. They’re small and here, in the UK, they’re not poisonous so they can’t harm me. But it doesn’t help! You could write about a real phobia, or you could make one…
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Happy Monday! Here’s a new limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: TEACH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word LUCK in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Keith Channing: When Robin Hood met Friar Tuck He thought, “Who’s this overfed schmuck?” When he saw Tuck…
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This week’s writing prompt is: CITIES One of my favourite cities is Rome. I’ll never forget the way the Colosseum took my breath away as I stood in the middle, the sights and sounds of the years before playing out before me. Nor the creamy taste of the delicious pasta as it slid down my…
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I hope you all had a good weekend. Here’s a new limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday. Your new word is: LUCK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word DRAMA in it somewhere. You came up with some amazing limericks: Keith Channing: Driving out with my oldest friend, Bruce, Realised we were…
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Hi everyone. I hope you’ve had a good week so far. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 41 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 29 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here…
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This week’s writing prompt is: LETTERS AND DIARIES Do you keep a diary? Or perhaps you used to when you were a teenager. You could create a character who has a big secret and only shares it with their diary. Did you used to write letters to a pen pal? Or a family member who…
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How was your weekend? For those of you in England, it’s a bank holiday today. I hope you’re enjoying it. Here’s a new limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday whether you’re off work or toiling away. Your new word is: DRAMA Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word ZOOM in it somewhere.…
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This week’s writing prompt is: WATER What does that word conjure up for you? Walking along a canal? Splashing in a swimming pool or paddling in the sea? You could write about your own memories or create a story or poem. Perhaps there’s a shortage of water, or the water supply is contaminated. You don’t…
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This week’s writing prompt is: DREAMS Do you have a dream you yearn to fulfil? Maybe yours has come true. Or perhaps you’ve had strange, funny or recurring dreams. But not everyone remembers their dreams, so you could write something fictional and give your characters all sorts of interesting dreams. You don’t have to share…
Esther Chilton 