Hi, it’s been a busy few weeks! Most of you will have seen these prompts on Instagram, but just in case, here they are…. December 2021 Writing Prompt 3 Read the book you know you need to read. I referred to this book in my WIP ages ago, not really knowing much about it and…

****COMPETITION CLOSED****#WinterScribbles150words is here. Our first flash fiction competition is here. Please read the complete caption so that you know how to enter. *PRIZE*One winner will be chosen to have their 150 words published and illustrated in Winter Scribbles: January 2022. *TO ENTER*To enter #WinterScribbles150words you need to write 150 words based on the prompt ‘COLD’ set by @rebecca.schiller author…

I sent out a bit of a questionnaire to everyone who had contributed to Scribbles e-zine and there were a considerable number who said they would like to see more competitions. So, with the help of my writing partner in crime, I have planned a quick, flash fiction competition. It will be here very soon!…

I’m planning a separate blog post to chat about the printed Zine copies of Autumn Scribbles, but if you are interested, I saved stories and posts in my highlights on Instagram. The theme for Winter Scribbles is simply ‘Winter’. As always, I’d like us to share our prose, poetry, non-fiction, memoir, art, illustration and photography,…

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scribbles/e/47095 Happy Halloween, All Hallows Eve, Samhain or Autumn. A hard copy of Autumn Scribbles is available to order on my buymeacoffee page. The cost is £9- including postage and packaging (hopefully yours will arrive in better condition than this well read sample). For clarity’s sake: the cost covers a really lovely local-to-me printer, a…

Smile Wolf Alice Shine Years and Years Heat Above Greta Van Fleet How Can I Make it OK? Wolf Alice I Do This All the Time Self Esteem Mother Eve Owen Featherweight Fleet Foxes Sitting Still Michael Rault Song About It Kings of Convenience Pigeon Billie Marten Lost Without You Stephen Fretwell Aquarium Billie Marten…

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Bodily Functions I’m not sure if Mr Scribbles thought I would actually use this idea- but I am. Write about a fart, a cough, a sneeze, a hiccup or a belch- any gaseous, virus ridden bodily expulsion. Do it for fun: how foul/embarrassing/uncomfortable can you make your description? Or take it seriously: how big an…