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This week I thought we could attempt some kind of self-portrait. By that I mean a physical description and what that suggests about your temperament; then some stuff about your good points and your bad points; then something about the way you behaved in a specific situation. If you want to weave these into a […]

The task this week is to write a piece of historical fiction. Any era is acceptable. The opening phrase should be ‘Come in’ or equivalent.

The task this week was to write a ghost story.

The idea this week was to write a monologue suitable to be performed by a middle-aged male actor.

The prompt for this week was ‘Self-isolation’. All manner of fiction or non-fiction pieces were welcome.

The prompt this week was ‘Aliens’, which people were entitled to interpret in any way that suited them.

This week we wrote a fictional piece based on a newspaper story. The story, taken from the Gloucestershire Echo, concerned a court case about a street crime in Gloucester.

This week we are writing something based upon a bit of original research. After some casting around, we decided our subject would be ‘Tudor and Stuart architecture’.

The prompt for this week is ‘My earliest memory’. It can be autobiography or fiction.

This week, we are going to try and write a story based on a story someone else has told us. It can be any sort of story you like. Good luck.