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Category Archives: Writing Prompts

PLAYING WITH WORDS – The N+7 Machine

February 20, 2015by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

I have been participating in a University program of workshops delivered to rural communities. I was sent the following link and was quite inspired by the results. Thought I would […]

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Fiction, Inspiration, Writing Prompts

WRITING RESOURCES

October 4, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 1 Comment

I’ve been a little bit busy. I’m working on a new novel and am trying to stick to some kind of writing routine. I have a deadline looming and until […]

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Author Interviews, Lifestyle Features, Writing Prompts

Is the writer the villain?

August 20, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 2 Comments

“The writer isn’t the villain; we’re just reporters of what goes on.” Liz Jones, columnist & author. Villain or hero, we are all individuals and so surely we each have […]

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Author Interviews, Lifestyle Features, Uncategorized, Writing Prompts

Picture Prompt – ‘Last Words’ Creative Inspiration

July 28, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 3 Comments

It’s been a little while since I posted any writing prompts, so I thought that I would offer some food for thought today.  I was struck by this picture when […]

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Fiction, Inspiration, Poetry, Writing Prompts

Collaborative Story – Part 1

April 28, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 5 Comments

Thank you for taking my piggy by the tail and getting to grips with last weeks story prompt. Lots of fun interpretations to choose from, but eventually I opted for […]

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Writing Prompts

Calling All Collaborators & Storytellers!

April 22, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 9 Comments

I have an idea… I’m sure loads of people are probably already doing something similar but I decided to do it anyway! Instead of an individual photo prompt every Sunday, […]

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Writing Prompts

Day Twenty Eight – with picture prompt

April 15, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 24 Comments

Today is Sunday… A slow news day so I thought I would offer up a serving of inspiration. I was delighted to find this picture of a rather cute painted […]

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30/30/30 Challenge Updates, Writing Prompts

Picture Prompts

March 25, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 2 Comments

I thought I would post a picture that might prompt you to write your own short story or poem. I have entitled this image ‘The View From My Window’ and […]

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Writing Prompts

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