Category Archives: Writing process

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Doesn’t Monday come round quickly?! Here’s a new writing challenge for you: Write a story or poem on any of the following themes: Misery Sleep Gold Last week’s themes were as follows: Disaster Love Silence…

Originally posted on Libby Sommer, Author:
The Inciting Incident is the event or decision that begins a story’s problem. ?

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Everyone likes a good laugh so why not enter Writing Magazine‘s ‘Humour short story Competition’? You have until 15th March 2017 to craft your story. Here’s some more information for you: Prizes: 1st place:      £200 plus publication…

Originally posted on Libby Sommer, Author:
A wring tip from author Libby Sommer… Thank you, Libby! Libby Sommer, Author View original post

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
I hope you’ve settled down into 2017 well. If you’re looking for a fresh challenge, here’s one for you: Write a story or poem on any of the following themes: Disaster Love Silence Your themes…

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
This week’s market is an ongoing one. The 1000 Word Challenge sets a new competition every three months. There’s usually a theme. The current competition is as follows: Your story must start with the following direct…

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
I hope you’ve all recovered from your New Year celebrations. If you’re looking to get back into the writing groove, here are a few prompts for you: A fresh start The dark place Monsters I’d…

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
This week’s writing challenge is a day late thanks to entertaining and cooking for a houseful yesterday. It was a wonderful, noisy, fun day! I hope you all had a special Christmas with your loved…

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Competition Time! Three weeks ago, I set a mini-competition within a mini-competition! Lots of you took part in my latest flash fiction competition where I set the theme of ‘The Discovery’.  The results can be read…