writing prompts
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Here is your new challenge this fine Thursday: can you tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 59 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your amazing stories: Graeme Sandford: When Esther set her new writing…
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Your prompt word this week is TASTE Taste is one of the most underused senses in writing and yet it can be so powerful. I love the taste of warm, sugary doughnuts, creamy, melting chocolate and the tangy sharpness of grapefruit (not all at the same time!). But taste isn’t all about what we eat.…
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It’s story time. Here is your new challenge: can you tell a story in 59 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 34 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your creative stories: Darlene: The wind and snow raged outside her…
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Your prompt word this week is MEMORIES What comes to mind when you think of memories? Happy memories? Sad memories? Something poignant? About people? Places? Animals? You don’t have to share your own memories – you can create some for a character. It’s up to you. Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love…
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It’s Thursday again and so I’m here to give you a new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 34 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 66 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your creative stories: Susan Batten:…
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Your prompt word this week is DRIVE The first thought that came into my mind relating to this week’s prompt is to drive a vehicle. But, of course, as with so many words, there are multiple meanings. Those vehicles might be parked on a drive, for example, or we may go out for a nice…
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It’s that time of week again – don’t they come round quickly?! Yes, it’s story challenge time. Can you tell a story in 66 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 73 words using the following seven words in it somewhere: Here are your wonderful…
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Your prompt word this week is: FLYING I’ve always admired our feathered friends and love to watch geese flying in a V, the little sparrows and robins flitting from tree to tree and the ducks waddling. But of course we, too, can fly – in planes, helicopters, balloons and rockets. We might also use this…
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It’s Thursday and time for your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 73 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Therapy Bits: At dawn, a wrestler practiced…
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Your prompt word this week is GAMES This week’s prompt came to me after hearing the song ‘Wicked Games’ by Chris Isaak. Sadly people do play nasty games on others. But there are lots of other, happier games, such as sports games. What about board games? I used to love Monopoly and Cluedo. Then there…
Esther Chilton 