writing

  • Writing Prompt:

    This week’s writing prompt is: Holidays What does the word ‘holidays’ conjure up for you? The long, summer break when you were at school? Endless days to spend with friends, or for reading under a shady tree? Or perhaps it’s a special trip somewhere that comes to mind. One of my holidays didn’t go according…

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  • Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday. Your new word is: GLUE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word WRITER in it somewhere. You produced some laugh-out-loud limericks: Keith Channing: When money was tight, getting tighter, My mum and dad pulled an all-nighter. They said, “Listen, whelp,…

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  • I’ve done it – finished the final round of editing of my latest how-to book, Novel Know-how. Phew! In honour of this tremendous feat (it really is, as everyone who’s written a book knows!), I’m reducing the ebook price of my first how-to book, Publication Guaranteed (well, almost!) to 99p over the weekend. So click…

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  • Hello, all. It’s Thursday so that means there’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 30 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: Lost Something has been lost. Perhaps it’s something expensive like a piece of jewellery. Or it may seem worthless – like a letter. But maybe it’s a love letter or a letter from a grandparent who has now died, so it’s precious to the owner of the letter. A person…

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  • Happy Monday! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: WRITER Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SHOCK in it somewhere. You produced some laugh-out-loud limericks: Keith Channing: Some people who live in Bangkok Have ne’er had to season a wok. Oh sure, it takes time,…

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  • I hope your week is going well. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 15 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 29 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is a photo: I love this old gothic hall. Who lives there? Are there lots of secrets hidden inside? Let your imagination go. Last week’s prompt was NOSTALGIA You don’t have to share your work, but I’d love to see what you come up with if the prompt gives you inspiration.…

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  • Happy start of the week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday. Your new word is: SHOCK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CHIN in it somewhere. You produced some great limericks: Keith Channing: Each time that I look at my chin I can never suppress a…

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  • I hope your week is going well. Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 29 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 22 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your amusing stories:…

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