writing
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Your writing prompt word this week is: PROMISE I remember when I joined the Brownie Guides and made my Brownie Promise. I rehearsed it so many times I can still remember it! We make promises all the time – do you keep them? Or perhaps someone hasn’t kept their promise to you. You might like…
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Happy 1st December! The countdown is now officially on. But first a new limerick challenge. Your new word is BORING Last week’s prompt was SHOPPING. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Nicola Daly: I’ve still to do Christmas shopping And all the floors need mopping There’s the oven to clean And the windows to sheen…
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It’s that time of the week – yes, the one where I give you lots of unconnected words and expect you to come up with an entertaining story. So, here goes: Can you tell a story in 54 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in…
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Your writing prompt this week is ANGEL The first thought that comes into my mind when I see this word is ‘guardian angel’ and, for me, that’s my cat, Lexi. She’s with me all the time and if I’m feeling a bit low, she’ll know and reach out a paw to let me know she’s…
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It’s Thursday and time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 61 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your brilliant stories: Nicola Daly: ‘Here I am at an…
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Your writing prompt this week is SAVE What does this week’s word bring to mind for you? To save money or a goal in soccer? To save face or something previous? What about to rescue someone? Or you can look at it at a deeper level – to be saved from sin. It’s over to…
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If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week is here for the first time.…
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Here’s your new Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 61 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 77 words using the following seven words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: Nicola Daly: So, this year I’m finding costumes for Madame…
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Your writing prompt this week is FISH You may think of physical fish, swimming in the sea, or being part of a delicious meal. But it’s another word with multiple meanings. We sometimes use it to refer to a person who is a little strange, seeing them as ‘an odd fish’. It can be used…
Esther Chilton 