writing
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The wonderfully supportive Melissa Lemay offers writers a fantastic opportunity to have their work published in her journal, Collaborature. I recently spoke to Melissa and it was wonderful to hear her so excited by the project and how committed she is to helping writers get their work out there. Here’s a bit about it in…
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We’re back to normal this week – just the one challange: Can you tell a story in 30 words using the following words in it somewhere: DEVIOUS BRICK CHICKEN TUNNEL Last week I gave you two challenges to take part in if you wished. The first was to write a story of 7 words using…
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I gave my writing group this week’s prompt and they came up with some really interesting pieces of writing. So I thought I’d see what you make of it. Your word this week is WAITING What does this word mean to you? Waiting for a hospital appointment? For a delivery to the house? Perhaps it’s…
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Wishing you all a happy new week. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your new word is: DINNER Last week’s prompt was LAZY. You came up with some funny limericks: Kim Smyth: The woman was feeling quite lazy Cause the sky was cloudy and hazy She took it too easy Feeling light and breezy Make sure everyone…
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I’ve read lots of books by this author under the name of Glynis Peters. She writes beautifully-told wartime sagas. When I heard she’d written something a little different, I was curious to know more. The Weybourne Witches has been published under the name of Amber Raven (the perfect name for a story about witches). Here’s…
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It’s story time. How long does your story need to be? Well, this week I’m looking for two stories. You can do either challenge or both! Challenge one: Can you tell a story in 7 words? You must use the following word somewhere in the story: IMPOSTER Challenge two: Can you tell a story in…
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Before the British Reader’s Digest closed, I used to write funny true-life anecdotes for them. There were so many of them! Here’s one: I was having a cup of tea at a friend’s house one morning when my phone went. It was my five-year-old daughter’s school. She wasn’t feeling very well. The roads were busy,…
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Happy Monday, all. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your new word is: LAZY Last week’s prompt was KILT. You came up with some funny limericks: Kim Smyth: This hot guy once wore a kilt At a concert, high as a stilt His show was a turd Cause he forgot all the words Not very smart was…
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A few weeks ago I brought you news that I’d written a course for The Writers Bureau. It’s a course all about helping writers struggling with writer’s block and those who have found that life has got in the the way of their writing. If you’d like to find out more about Re-discover your love…
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It’s Thursday so it’s time for a short story. Here’s a new challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 35 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: YETI BURGER ZOOM TABOO The previous prompt was to tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere:…
