With just a 100-word limit AND three key words to include within that, Halloweensie really is a bit of a challenge, but I always love to give it a go. Here is my rhyming entry for 2021, coming in at exactly 100 words: The Haunted House High Up on the Hill Across a front door […]
The start of October can only mean one thing – Fall Writing Frenzy is back! I can’t enter the contest this year, but I couldn’t resist sharing the 200 word piece I wrote in response to the following picture prompt from the competition: THE DAILY DREAD Entertainment Edition – 1st October 2021. ROCK BAND ‘THE […]
We’ve reached the end of the Mix ‘n’ Match writing challenge. It has been a fun 7-weeks and I shall miss waking up on a Monday morning to the fun prompts. Here’s my entry for the final week, in which we had a choice of beginning, ending and onomatopoeia. BEACH BOUND Ava was all ready […]
We’re almost at the end of Susanna Leonard Hill’s 7-week writing challenge. This week’s brief was to choose two characters and an emotion. Here’s my entry: The Chosen One(106 words.Emotion: Jealousy) Rosie felt green with envy.How would anyone choose her when she was stood next to Dylan?In-demand Dylan with his sturdy legs, strong torso and […]
For week five of the Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge, I chose the concept ‘Numbers/Counting’ and paired it with the setting of ‘Circus’: Circus Countdown (150 words / Concept: Numbers / Setting: Circus) TEN tight-rope walkers strutting down the line, One wobbles over, then there were… nine. NINE strong ladies, heaving up […]
For week 4 of Susanna Leonard Hill’s mix ‘n’ match writing challenge, writers were invited to rework a well-known song/rhyme with a new theme. I chose Row, Row, Row Your Boat and the theme ‘If you don’t succeed the first time, try again’. Here’s my attempt: Ride, ride, ride my bike, Slowly down the yard, […]
Week 3 of the Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge is an illustration prompt. The picture is of a rabbit and two squirrels. Susanna’s brief is to write a 100ish word story based on the illustration: one of the featured characters must have a secret and a word from each of three columns must be […]
It’s week two of Susanna Leonard Hill’s 7-week writing challenge and this week is all about cumalitive stories. Susanna’s brief was to pick a word from each of four columns to create a title: There Was a _____ _____ who _____ a _____. Here’s my attempt: There was a Small Baby who Wished for a […]
Susanna Leonard Hill has brought back her 7-week writing challenge for its second year! Each week she posts a writing prompt that should be used to write a 100-word (or there-abouts) story. This week, writers had to pick a word from column A (I used Henry) and a word from column B (I used Hobby) […]
Team Green and the Spring Show (150 words) The stage was set for the pond’s Spring Show. The Pondlife were gathered, ready to go. Team Green were warmed up for the Frog Karaoke When suddenly Charlie’s voice went all UN-croaky. “How could this happen?” he said with a squeak. “I’ve gargled with tree sap for […]
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