writing
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Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday. Your new word is: CHAIR Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word LATE in it somewhere. You produced some funny limericks: Keith Channing: To my funeral, I shall be late If I’m honest, that’s always my fate. But…
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I hope your week is going well. Here’s a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 12 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 brilliant stories: Kim Smith:…
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This week’s writing prompt is an opening line: A roar pierces the air close by. Is the roar from a fearsome animal? Or is it a human cry of pain? Or one of triumph? Perhaps some children are playing. Or something more sinister could be afoot. Brainstorm a few ideas for fifteen minutes and see…
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Happy Monday! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to start your week. Your new word is: LATE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CELL in it somewhere. You produced some entertaining limericks: Keith Channing: The prisoner tripped and he fell Down the steps on the way to his cell. Look…
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Happy Thursday and happy new month! Here’s a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 22 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: Lance Greenfield: Cathy’s…
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My new weekly series is about writing prompts. Sometimes you’re full of ideas and your writing flows; other times, the ideas just won’t come. So I thought I’d give you a prompt each week that you can take away and work into something bigger, whether it’s a short story, non-fiction piece or poem. Your first…
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Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to start your Monday. Your new word is: CELL Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GRAVY in it somewhere. You produced some great limericks: Keith Channing: Gravy? Make mine a Bavarian, Resplendent in goulash Hungarian. Add piping hot rice, Vacuum-packed spice.…
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Happy Thursday and happy new month! Here’s a new story challenge: 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 6 words using the following word in it somewhere: Here are your clever stories: Kim Smyth: He…
Esther Chilton 