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    • Monthly Writing Prompts
    • Worldbuilding
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  • About me
  • Short Stories
  • Blog
    • Blogging Out Loud
    • My Travels and Adventures
  • Writing Guides
    • Monthly Writing Prompts
    • Worldbuilding
  • Raymond Briggs memorial
    Writer's Thoughts

    In Memory of Raymond Briggs

    August 19, 2022 /

    The author of The Snowman has sadly passed away, but his classics have become part of British children's literary tradition.

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    My Top 5 Books for Valentine’s Day

    January 28, 2024
  • Monthly Story Full Moon
    Short Stories

    February: The Snow Moon

    February 15, 2022 /

    A young man is travelling home in a blizzard, when he encounters a beautiful, mysterious lady in the snowy woods... A special story for the February full moon.

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    Lavender Bags

    January 4, 2020

    The Whispering Tree

    August 7, 2020
  • september writing prompts children
    Monthly Writing Theme

    Monthly Writing Theme: September Children’s Classics

    September 7, 2021 /

    Autumn has arrived and this month we celebrate the many children's authors and their classic stories.

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    Monthly Writing Theme: May

    May 3, 2024
    October Halloween Writing Theme

    Monthly Writing Theme For October

    October 4, 2020
    School Days

    September: School Days

    September 1, 2024
  • Tanabata star festival
    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Every Picture: Tanabata

    August 5, 2021 /

    This week’s picture was taken in Osaka, during the Tanabata light festival at Shitennoji Temple. Tanabata is one of my favourite festivals in Japan; it celebrates stars and light and has a romantic origin story. While I was writing this, it also reminded me of the story of The Little Prince (one of the only children’s books to make me bawl my eyes out) and I ended up included one of my favourite quotes.  A river of twinkling stars flowed over Hana’s head. Pink and purple streamers wafted gently in the nighttime breeze and she almost imagined she could hear the tinkling of bells somewhere nearby.  Only you will have…

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    Sumo Tournament

    Every Picture: Osaka Sumo Tournament

    June 3, 2021
    Matushima Tokohu

    Every Picture: Matsushima Bay

    August 6, 2020
  • Monthly Writing Theme

    Monthly Writing Theme: July

    July 11, 2021 /

    Is it July already? Where is the year going? Camp NaNoWriMo has come around again and Twitter writers are polishing off their manuscripts in preparation for another #PitMad. For the monthly writing theme of July, we’re returning to camp for some inspiration. Inspiration for this month’s writing theme Summer camp isn’t really a thing in the UK. The first time I heard about American style summer camps was the Goosebumps book Welcome to Camp Nightmare. Although I’ve spent weeks in caravans by the seaside, I’ve never pitched a tent… and I always wanted to! But, Camp NaNoWriMo is the closest I’ve ever come to it. I’ve seen a few tv…

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    Monthly Writing Theme August Celebrations

    Monthly Writing Theme: August Celebrations

    August 1, 2024
    School Days

    September: School Days

    September 1, 2024
    January Writing Theme

    Monthly Writing Theme: January – New Beginnings

    January 1, 2025
  • Sumo Tournament
    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Every Picture: Osaka Sumo Tournament

    June 3, 2021 /

    This week's picture is from the annual Osaka sumo tournament that I was lucky to attend some years ago. In the story today, a young girl is watching with her friends and finds a clever way to predict the winner every time...

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    Matushima Tokohu

    Every Picture: Matsushima Bay

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    Tanabata star festival

    Every Picture: Tanabata

    August 5, 2021
  • Monthly Writing Theme

    March Writing Theme ~ Celebrating Women Writers

    March 11, 2021 /

    This March, we celebrate women who have inspired us with their words across the ages.

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    Monthly Writing Theme: February

    January 28, 2024

    Monthly Writing Theme: July

    July 11, 2021

    Monthly Writing Theme: May

    May 3, 2024
  • October Halloween Writing Theme
    Monthly Writing Theme

    Monthly Writing Theme For October

    October 4, 2020 /

    What are you doing this Halloween? Trick-or-treating? Horror movie marathon? How about crafting your own spooky story with these 3 prompts?

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    september writing prompts children

    Monthly Writing Theme: September Children’s Classics

    September 7, 2021
    Writing Prompts April

    Monthly Writing Theme: April – Secret Worlds

    April 1, 2025

    March Writing Theme ~ Celebrating Women Writers

    March 11, 2021
  • Short Stories

    The Whispering Tree

    August 7, 2020 /

    In a cold, empty field stands a lonely tree, a tree with ancient secrets. If ten-year-old Maisie gets close enough, it might whisper its secrets to her. Or it might do something much worse...

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    Lavender Bags

    January 4, 2020
    Monthly Story Full Moon

    February: The Snow Moon

    February 15, 2022
  • Matushima Tokohu
    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Every Picture: Matsushima Bay

    August 6, 2020 /

    Welcome to the first in my 'Every Picture Tells A Story' series. I’ve travelled a lot and taken a lot of pictures of wonderful things. Why not turn those pictures into stories? Every week I’ll be sharing one of my pics along with a short description or short story to go with it. See a bit of the world with me and maybe it will inspire you to write too!

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    Every Picture: Osaka Sumo Tournament

    June 3, 2021
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