writing

  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is SHADE We had a hot summer this year in the UK, so finding shade came as a relief. I remember loving to draw when I was a young girl and choosing the difference shades of colour. We often talk about light and shade in terms of contrast. It can…

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  • Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: CRAZY Last week’s prompt was BUILT. You came up with some super limericks: Nicola Daly: He spoke with a mesmerising lilt And his torso was sculpted and well-built And when he gave me a kiss It was the most utter bliss But then I…

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  • If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week is Darlene Foster whose latest book,…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and time for your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories: Graeme Sandford: Wearing polka-dot bikinis is a…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is CLUB When I was a little girl I belonged to the Curly Wurly Club – I remember receiving stickers and all sorts of things which I treasured for years. For those of you who don’t know what a Curly Wurly is, I’ve seen it described as ‘a swirly ladder…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week is N. E. White. Please give…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Hi there. It’s time for your new Thursday story challenge. Can you tell a story in 52 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 38 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Annette Rochelle-Aben: Barnum is Proud The…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is CARDS My first thought when this word came to mind was greetings cards. It’s always lovely to receive a card in the post – for birthdays, anniversaries, to wish you luck or to say that you’re being thought of. Then, of course, there are playing cards – with all…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’m bring back my Guest Writer Spot for anyone who’d like to share their writing. If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt this week is PROMISES Have you ever made a promise to someone and broken it? It’s not always easy to keep to a promise. Politicians, though, seem to find it very easy to break their promises. When I was young, I remember making my Brownie promise and then going up to the Guides…

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