Hello. I’ve set a writing competition to help while away a few precious minutes. It’s open to everyone who wants to enter and there will be a virtual prize (probably a personalised message, or a signed copy of ALIENS INVADED MY TALENT SHOW sent out once the lockdown is over and it’s safe to do so - UK address only, I’m afraid).

Here are the rules

The writing competition is based on a line in Dr Terror's House of Horrors. One character says, "a plant like that could take over the world." So here's what you’ve got to do.

1. Look around the room you're in and pick one object.
2. Insert the object into the sentence, "a ___________ like that could take over the world."
3. Come up with a paragraph or two of how the thing you've chosen could take over the world.
4. Email me your work to mattbrownwriter@gmail.com

I’ve extended the cut off for this to Saturday, 4th April, 2020 at 4pm. I'll announce the winner on Monday on my Facebook page.

Good luck and happy writing. Here's the clip of the movie I was talking about. It is a PG so is pretty tame stuff but do be aware if you show it to young kids. Thanks.

Matt