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  • Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: Q is for Question

    Asking a question is a great way into a story, because it gives you endless possibilities. It doesn’t have to be a momentous question. Think of how an innocuous question such as – ‘What time is it?’ or ‘Who did you see in the Post Office?’ – has given vital information to Miss Marple or…

  • Poem: Seize the Clay

    Mrs Sybil Cottery And her husband, Ray, Had a ceramics business Making things from clay. They’d bought a lottery ticket And with the cash they’d won Decided to make pottery, Quirky, weird and fun. They fired up their wheels and kilns As quickly as they could; Ambition, though, outwei

  • Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: P is for Pot, Plant or Prism

    This is in honour of our late friend Sue in Beeston Regis, a valued member of Writing Club. Sue left some wishes for ways to remember her: one was to buy a nice autumnal pot plant for the windowsill, and another was to enjoy the colours produced by a prism refracting light. So, your prompt…

  • Poem: The Lovelorn Candle

    A single lovelorn candle – Smart, petite and bright – Just needed some affection To be a ray of light. To her, love was important, It wasn’t just a game; She didn’t want to end up As somebody’s old flame. She used to date a church candle, Upright, proud, but thick And stank so much…

  • Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: O is for Out

    This could be something as simple as in ‘I’m just going out for a walk.’ Or maybe your characters have been out somewhere and they’ve just returned. Where’ve they been? What’s happened while they were out? Out could be a warning – hostile: ‘Get out of my pub!’ or danger: ‘Get out – the roof’s…

  • Poem: The Sound Of My Garden

    This is the sound of my garden, A haven of peace and of quiet. Want to relax in a garden? Come round to my house and just try it. Pigeons cooing, cows are mooing, Hedges kept in check with trimmers, Motorbikes and kiddies’ trikes, Lawns are finished off with strimmers.

  • Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: N is for Noise

    The world is full of noise – some good, some bad, some irritating but necessary. What kind of noise is in your story? Is it the presence or the absence of noise that’s important? Think about how you would describe it – or how you would describe whatever it is making the noise. Is it…

  • Poem: All The Things I Couldn’t Do

    A week ago today I got a tax rebate. A tax rebate? Well, that’s just great! A week ago today I got a tax rebate And this is what it said. It said: Don’t spend it on the spot, Don’t blow it on a yacht, Don’t buy yourself a plane, Don’t go insane, Don’t journey…

  • Carol Carman’s Writing Club Prompt: M is for Money

    This week’s prompt is – M is for Money. You can go anywhere you like with this prompt. Modern or pre-decimal or ancient money? If everyone is using pre-decimal currency, that would instantly let your readers know that this is not a modern story. Wage packet or salary? Wage packet is a good way to…

  • Poem: My Neighbour’s Security Light

    My neighbour’s security light shines in my kitchen. It’s saving me electric, but cooking is fraught: With the light going off at inopportune moments My food never tastes quite as good as it ought. I reach for the mixed herbs and, plunged into darkness, I put a good handful in my bolognese I give it…

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