writing

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday, so how about a new story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 21 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 13 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: Ritu:…

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  • Happy new week! I hope you all have a great one. Your new limerick challenge is: TRIP Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SHOWER in it somewhere. You produced some limericks to make us laugh: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Today it started to shower And watered a poor little flower That…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday, so you must be ready for a new story challenge. Here you go: Can you tell a story in 13 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 10 words using the following two words in it somewhere: Here are your…

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  • Happy new week! I hope you all have a productive one. Your new limerick challenge is: SHOWER Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word TOAD in it somewhere. You produced some limericks to make us laugh: Christine Mallaband-Brown: My pond has a goldfish and frog And a toad that sits…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope you’re having a good week so far. Ready for a new story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 10 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 20 words using the following three words in it somewhere:…

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  • Happy New Week! I hope it’s a good one for you. Your new limerick challenge is: TOAD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word PAST in it somewhere. You produced some hilarious limericks: Richmond Road: A man who once thought himself clever In the throws of romantic endeavour By his…

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  • Today is your final chance to enter my competition! To celebrate the launch of my new book, The Storm, I’m giving away a copy of my first short story collection, The Siege, to the winner of the following short story competition: Write a story in 50 words, using the following words in it somewhere: The…

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  • Last week, I started a new series – the story of my loft conversion. I kept a diary at the time to record the events. Did it warrant a diary? Could it really be described as a series of events? Oh yes, it certainly could! If you missed day one, click here. Day Two The…

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  • Happy Monday! Here’s to a great week. Your new limerick challenge is: PAST Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word DINNER in it somewhere. You produced some laugh-out-loud limericks: Lance Greenfield: Dinnae gimme corned beef fer dinner. Ah willnae eat it, so ah might get thinner. The same goes for…

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  • Book News – Special Price

    I’ve been advised to increase the price of my two workbooks, Publication Guanteed (well, almost! and Short Story Focus. They’re currently £7.99 each for the paperbacks and the kindle price is £2.99. So if you’d like to purchase them at that price, get in now! You have a week before the price increase. And there’s…

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