writing

  • Guest Writer Post

    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 a very talented poet. Many…

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  • We’re almost in June! Where is the first half of the year going? I hope your week is going well so far. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: EXERCISE NEIGHBOUR TROLL Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 50…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s word prompt is TESTS When you see this word, is your first thought exams? A driving test? Does it instill fear into you as you think back to those tests you had to take? Maybe you see it as a more positive word – tests into finding cures for cancer and other life-threatening…

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  • We’ve another bank holiday here in the UK today. The weather isn’t too good, which is the norm, but I hope you’ve had a good one anyway. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you at the start of the week. Your word this week is: TALK Last week’s prompt was RENT. You came up with some…

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  • My new series features some of my favourite holiday destinations. So far we’ve visited Dubai, Bournemouth and Harrogate. This week, we’re going to Dalaman in Turkey: I’d heard a lot of good things about holidaying in Turkey, but I have to admit – it wasn’t my first choice when my other half asked me where I…

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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. This week’s guest is a writer whose work I always…

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  • We’re over halfway through the week and counting down until the weekend. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: VENDETTA COOL DOUGH WHEEZE SPIDER REFLEXOLOGY Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 40 words using the following words in it…

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  • A couple of weeks ago, Esther very kindly put out a request for feedback on the blurb for my new novel, Borderline. Even more kindly, so many of you took the time out to read the options and provide feedback. Be assured that every comment, no matter how long or short, was considered and thrown…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s word prompt is TREASURE What comes into your mind when you think of that word? Pirates? Gold coins and goblets? Perhaps it’s a loved one you treasure, or a moment in time. It could even be time itself that you treasure. Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love to read your…

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  • My new series features some of my favourite holiday destinations. Last week we visited Dubai and before that Bournemouth in England. This week, we’re back to the UK for a visit to Harrogate: Mum, Dad and I first visited the beautiful spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire some years ago. Move forward a decade or two…

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