writing
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Your prompt word this week is ELEMENT/S We often talk about the elements with reference to the weather and natural elements. It also means part of something – the elements of a good book, for example. Science also comes into it – chemical elements and we mustn’t forget their involvement in cooking – gas and…
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I hope your week is going well. Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 35 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 51 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your fantastic stories: Therapy Bits: The millipede…
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Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 51 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Christopher Farley: Dumbfounded, I looked at Esther’s latest ”Can you tell…
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Your word prompt this week is WINDOW I love looking out the window on a snowy day and watching the flakes swirl down. Or when Jack Frost has created pretty patterns on the window pane. But as well as looking from the inside out, you can look from the outside in. What do you see…
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Happy Monday! I hope this week is both happy and productive. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your word is: JUST Last week’s prompt was ROCK. You came up with some clever limericks: Squirreljan: There once was an old man called Rock Who had an intensely loud clock When striking the hour It turned…
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It’s been just over two weeks since The Secret Dragon came out and I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the support for the book. I’ve even received some reviews already – thank you to those of you who have reviewed it. I’m so grateful. My plan is to have at least a book out a year…
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I’ve always been fascinated by ancient Egypt. My mum and dad bought a book about Tutankhamun, whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. I was only young, but I devoured the book and became fascinated with tombs and mummies. I was fortunate to live near Highclere Castle in Newbury, Berkshire,…
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Hi there. I hope you’re having a good week. Here’s a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 70 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 28 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your super stories: Sarah W:…
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Your word prompt this week is SMALL When I think about the word small, I can think about it negatively – small-minded people or people making you feel small. But I prefer to associate it with wonderful, positive connotations, such as taking pleasure in the small things or achieving small victories. What does it mean…
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I’ve met the lovely Ritu Bhathal a few times and admire her writing. She creates authentic characters you can’t help but feel are part of the family. I read the first book in her Rishtay Series and loved it and was delighted to hear she’d written another three. I devoured the second book, Straight as…
Esther Chilton 