writing
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If you enjoy writing short stories which bring out goose bumps on your readers’ arms, then The Fiction Desk’s Ghost Story Competition might be for you. They’re looking for stories of between 1000-7000 words. The entry fee is a little steep at £8, but the prizes are good: 1st: £500 2nd: £250 3rd: £100 The closing…
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Out with the old? No, not just yet! Last week, I suggested writing something new for 2016. This week, why not take a trip back in time and look through some of your previous work? Many a time I’ve done this and reworked a story, which I’d given up on, only for it to be…
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This week I’m very pleased to feature some more wonderful poetry from the enormously talented Gordon Simmonds, one of my regular writers in this slot. In case you’re not familiar with Gordon’s work, here he tells you a little bit about himself: “My name is Gordon Simmonds born and raised in Essex, England. I left…
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This week’s market is more of a resource for writers – an enormous thank you to Les Moriarty for letting me know about this. Almond Press have compiled a list of creative writing competitions for 2016. From the Reader’s Digest 100 word competition, to a playwriting contest, to a novel writing competition, there’s something for…
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Summerita Rhayne has featured on my blog before and I’m pleased to showcase her wonderful writing again with the release of her latest book, More Than Just Desire. About the book The Bollywood diva who ran away… Piya walked out of an explosive situation three years ago. She married Arfaaz for security but left him…
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Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to a great 2016. My first guest writer for 2016 is Traci Aina. This is the second poem she’s sent in for my Guest Writer Spot. Please read her first thought-provoking poem, Another Baby Mother. Here’s a little about her in her own words: ‘Hi, I’m Traci. I am a…
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This sign made me smile: My blog (as well as me!) is taking a couple of days’ holiday so I’ll be back on Friday. Have a great New Year’s Eve everyone 🙂
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I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. A lot of you have contacted me to say you’re using this holiday time for writing. It’s not easy to fit writing projects around day jobs and everything else life brings us. If you’re stuck for a story/poetry idea, think about the first word that comes into…
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Happy Christmas everyone. Hope you’re having a wonderful day, surrounded by loved ones. My Guest Writer Spot is a special one this week. Not only is it on Christmas Day, my guest writer is Geoff Le Pard, the winner of my flash fiction competition. Here’s a little bit about him, in his own words: “Geoff Le…
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Yes, I know it’s Christmas, but that’s no excuse for not joining in my weekly challenge. You have two weeks for this one – until 7th January. We’ll be well into the New Year then so my challenge is centred around the theme of New Year (with a few fun words thrown in too!): Option…
Esther Chilton 