writing
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Sometimes all you need is a theme to get you kick-started on a story or poem. A popular theme is ‘The sea’. Close your eyes and see what comes to mind. Don’t always take the first thing that you think of; let your mind drift and see where it takes you. My mind took me…
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It’s that time of the week again – time to get your creative brain working for my weekly challenge. I’ve gone all Christmasy for this one. Enjoy! Option one: Choose as many words as you can from the following list and write a twenty-word story: Crackers Mary Party Stockings Celebrate Star Donkey Santa Gold Frosty…
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A lot of you enjoy writing flash fiction. Here’s an excellent competition for you. The Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2016 is currently accepting entries of up to 300 words. Prizes: 1st: €1,000 2nd: online writing course with Fish The closing date is 28th February 2016. Ten stories will be published in the 2016 Fish Anthology.…
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Yes, it’s that time of the week again – time to get your creative brain working for my weekly challenge. Enjoy! Option one: Choose as many words as you can from the following list and write a twenty-word story: Bibliopole Scarlet Breatharian Nancy Blimey Constellate Uncouth Moped Bauble Angel Degust Needy Tinsel Chocolate Elves Option…
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This week’s market is for a short story of no more than 1000 words. Entries are accepted for The Word Hut 19th Short Story Competition from all over the world. There’s no set theme. Your story must be sent by Sunday 31st January 2016 (midnight GMT). Prizes are as follows: First Place: £70 Second Place: £35 Third…
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If you find yourself stuck for a short story idea, why not rework a fairytale? Let’s take Cinderella, as an example. You could write your story after the supposed ‘happy ever after’. Your story could centre around the ugly sisters’ revenge. What they do and if they succeed is up to you. Or there’s no…
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Last week, I had some new challengers joining in which was great to see. Welcome! I hope you enjoy this week’s challenge: Option one: Choose as many words as you can from the following list and write a twenty-word story: Secret Vermillion Rambunctious Quixotic Vision Gordon Paradigm Karma Taxi Snowman Sunglasses Alliteration Nincompoop Pabouche Macaroni…
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If you’re looking for a short story and/or poetry competition, which offers decent prize money, you might like to take a look at the Magic Oxygen Literary Prize. Unpublished stories of up to 4000 words and unpublished poems of up to 40 lines are accepted. There is no set theme. Prizes awarded for each category…
Esther Chilton 