writing
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I’m sorry I’ve not responded to everyone’s brilliant posts and responses to my challenges – the surgery is taking longer to recover from than I’d thought. So please bear with me. Your new weekly limerick challenge is TASTE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SAVE in it somewhere. You came up…
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I hope you’ve all had a good week. It’s now time to introduce this week’s guest writer. It’s the very talented Nancy Blodgett Klein. This is the first time she’s been a guest on my blog and I’m sure you’ll join me in giving her a warm welcome. Nancy has lots of writing experience and…
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It’s Thursday and story time. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 47 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: TOFFEE RESIGN HOUSEPLANT FLING TABLET LADDER SLOGAN Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 39 words using the following words in it somewhere: CHAOS KNITTING…
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This week’s writing prompt is: SEASONS Which is your favourite season? Mine is autumn. I love the glorious golds, oranges and reds as the leaves turn. There’s also a crisp freshness to the air and the crackle of the log burner once inside. The differing seasons can make a great theme for a poem, or…
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Hi there! It’s time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 39 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: CHAOS KNITTING ISLAND GRANDAD PLASTIC CHERRY Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere: PILLOW LOOT SLIME BALLROOM…
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This week’s writing prompt is: WORK My first job was working in Halfords, a British car parts retailer. I’ll never forget the enormous overalls I had to wear. I left Halford’s after a few months for McDonald’s, which offered much better pay – and free food! But I hated the job and lasted three weeks.…
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Well, it’s Monday again. Doesn’t the weekend fly by?! Anyway, it’s time for a new limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: THUMB Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word WINK in it somewhere. You came up with some really funny limericks: Trent’s World: Old Jim was a social…
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Hello all. It’s time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 28 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: PILLOW LOOT SLIME BALLROOM SACRED Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 16 words using the following words in it somewhere: WASHING-UP GLITTER HANDSTAND Here are…
