writing
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This week, Donny Marchand is my guest writer. He’s featured several times before in my Friday slot but if you haven’t come across his work before, here’s a little bit about him, in his own words: ‘I have only started writing for publication a short time ago, and been fortunate to have had some modest…
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I was having a sort out a little while ago and came across an old photo of me in my school uniform. The photo brought back many a happy memory from times spent playing ‘It’ in the playground, to having friends round for a special treat of Ribena and fish fingers, to Bunty comic. Ah,…
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I hope you’ve settled down into 2017 well. If you’re looking for a fresh challenge, here’s one for you: Write a story or poem on any of the following themes: Disaster Love Silence Your themes from last week were: A fresh start The dark place Monsters Robert Griffiths has sent in a super true-life story…
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This week’s writing challenge is a day late thanks to entertaining and cooking for a houseful yesterday. It was a wonderful, noisy, fun day! I hope you all had a special Christmas with your loved ones. This week’s theme is, of course, New Year. You can write a story, poem, limerick…the choice is yours. Last…
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Competition Time! Three weeks ago, I set a mini-competition within a mini-competition! Lots of you took part in my latest flash fiction competition where I set the theme of ‘The Discovery’. The results can be read here, if you missed them. I’m now looking at running my next mini-competition, but I’m not quite sure of the theme to…
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If you’re looking for a writing competition which is FREE to enter and which has a great first prize, then the annual ‘Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook Short Story Competition’ is for you. This year, there’s no set theme so get those ideas coming. You have until Monday 13th February 2017 in which to enter. The…
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My market this week is for those of you who enjoy a good old ghost story. The Fiction Desk is accepting stories for its annual Ghost Story Competition. Here are the all important details for you: Prizes: 1st prize: £500 2nd prize: £250 3rd prize: £100 Entry fee: £8 Word limit: Between 1000 – 7000…
Esther Chilton 