writing
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Here’s this week’s challenge for you – can you tell a story in five words? The word phone must appear somewhere in the story. For this one, you have two weeks to get your entry in 🙂 Here are your stories from last week. They had to feature the word old. Paul Mastaglio: Old joke?…
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Palm Sized Press has several opportunities for writers, from flash fiction, to articles on writing, to art. They also have a monthly prompt for flash fiction pieces. Please visit their submissions page to find out more. ***
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Making changes in your life? Then why not write about them? Have you gone back to college to gain a degree or further your education? What’s it like being a mature student? Do you have any tips on studying to share? General interest magazines, women’s magazines, specialist publications and student magazines would be interested in…
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You’re all clearly enjoying writing bite-size stories of just a few words. I threw in a prompt last week. So here’s another: can you tell a story in five words, with the word old in there somewhere. Here are your amazing stories from last week. Your prompt was the word red: Hugh Roberts: Red roses?…
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The Big Issue Crime Writing Competition is certainly worth an entry. Why? Well, with a prize of a two-book publishing contract under the Avon Books UK imprint by HarperCollins, why wouldn’t you want to enter?! They’re looking for a 100-word synopsis and the full manuscript. To find out more about the competition, and how to…
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Make sure you’re up-to-date Whether you’re working on a short story, article or filler to send to a magazine, in order to ensure that you know exactly what the editor is looking for, you must analyse the publication carefully. An up-to-date copy is essential. It’s no good borrowing a two-year-old copy of one of Aunty…
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Last week’s challenge was to tell a story in five words. It was clearly no problem for you. So how about telling a story in five words – but somewhere in the story, you must use the word red. Here are you fabulous five-word stories from last week: The Bag Lady: Dressed, coffee poured, reading…
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Entering a short story competition? Think outside the box. When I ran my last short story competition, a lot of entries focused on death and an apocalyptic world. 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…
Esther Chilton 