writing
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Think outside the box Whether you’re entering a themed or open-themed writing competition, don’t write about the first thing that comes to mind. Jot down several ideas. The first few will probably be themes a lot of entrants will write about. Ignore these and let your mind push you forward and onto something a little…
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Well, it’s five-word challenge time again! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Email in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Clock. You sent in some great stories. Here they are: Stevie Turner: Clock watching – life gets tedious. Keto For Beginners:…
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Fiction Factory are holding a flash fiction competition. There isn’t a theme but no children’s or YA fiction will be accepted. Here are some more details for you: Prizes: 1st: £150 2nd: £50 3rd: £25 Entry fee: £6 Word limit: 500 Closing date: 31st July 2019 To enter, take a look at the competition page.…
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It’s five-word challenge time again! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Clock in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Switch. You sent in some interesting and entertaining stories. Here they are: Sanandi-jacq: Switch off politics. Peace returns. Emergency! Find power switch.…
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Here’s part seven in my writing dialogue series. Here are parts one, two, three, four, five and six. Now for part seven: Use dialogue to break up big blocks of narrative text. It aids readability, as well as injecting pace into the story. ***
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It’s five-word challenge time again! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Switch in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Sulk. You sent in some interesting and entertaining stories. Here they are: Sanandi-jacq: Lacking bulk hulk in sulk. Ritu: No sweets allowed…
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Here’s part six in my writing dialogue series. If you missed part one, click here. For part two, click here. For part three, you’ll find it here , for part four, click here and for part five, it’s here. Now for part six: At the end of a passage of speech, don’t add a full…
Esther Chilton 