writing
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Fellow blogger, Ada Jenkins over at The Introverted Bookworm, has a new book out. Ada is so supportive of other writers so I wanted to give a shout out to her to thank her and to shine a light on her new book, His Dark Song. Here’s a little bit about it: Independent Regan feels…
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Today, I’m delighted to be showcasing the latest book in The Eternal Road series by John W. Howell. Take it away, John: I am excited to be here with you today, Esther. There is nothing better than to be in the United Kingdom on a lovely spring day. Also to be with an author of…
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Are you any good at keeping secrets? Perhaps you’ve kept one since you were a child and never plan to tell anyone what it is. Or maybe you’re no good at keeping things to yourself and are itching to divulge it. Or, if you’re like me, you keep it and then find out that everyone…
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Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: RAGE Last week’s prompt was ROOTS. You came up with some very funny limericks: Trent: There once was a man without care A stone doomed to roll, I fear But then one day He found a place to stay “I’ll put down…
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When I was about five years old, my father bought me my first comic. It was called Twinkle (which ran from 1968-1999) and came out weekly. I thought it was wonderful. Dad had a paper delivered daily and set up a weekly order for Twinkle as I was so taken with it. I loved the…
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How’s your week been? Busy, I expect. Life just seems to be jam-packed, doesn’t it? Here is a new story challenge for you to squeeze in: Can you tell a story in 38 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was to tell a story in 15 words…
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Nowadays it’s easy to take a photo with your phone. We have hundreds and hundreds of images clogging up our phones that we put on social media. But remember the days of having to get photos developed and waiting days for them to be ready? I was so excited to go and collect them to…
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The weekend here was damp and miserable. I hope it was sunny with you. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you to brighten the start of your week: ROOTS Last week’s prompt was VEST. You came up with some very funny limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: I failed at my first major test When I turned up…
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I’ve been working for The Writers Bureau for sixteen years now and I’ve loved every minute of it. It was where I started out myself as a student many years ago and I have them to thank for becoming a published writer. When the director asked me if I’d like to write some new courses…
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Well, it’s nearly the end of another week. I hope your week has gone well. Here is a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 15 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was to tell a story in 21 words using the following…
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