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Month: August 2019

Sunday September 1

By cheltenhamstories.com26th August 2019 Leave a comment

This coming Sunday we are going to try something different. I’d like you to write a short story or scene using two different types of narration: choose from First Person, Third Person or Omniscient. Keep the total length down to about 800 words. If you’d like a prompt to get you going, you can try…

Sunday August 25

By cheltenhamstories.com20th August 201920th August 2019 Leave a comment

Our theme for this week will be A Love Story. I’m looking for stories up to 750 words with a beginning, middle and end. Give it a try.

Sunday August 18th

By cheltenhamstories.com11th August 2019 Leave a comment

The task for this week, should you choose to have a go at it, is to write a piece of thriller narrative, in the style of a favourite thriller author. Among those who have been suggested are Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ian Fleming, John Le CarrĂ©, and just about anybody else with a few stylistic…

Sunday August 11

By cheltenhamstories.com5th August 20195th August 2019 Leave a comment

Let’s think about imagery this coming Sunday. By that I mean metaphors, similes, analogies and so on. Try and bring along a story (no more than about 750 words) with one or more images at its heart. Look forward to seeing you. Meanwhile, Rod has sent me a link to the Hour of Writes competition…

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