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“Sad” is a teeny-tiny word
Want readers to care about what you’ve written? Invest in details. Be specific. It isn’t enough to write that you are “sad” because your girlfriend left you. Writing that you’ve been on the couch, wearing Batman pajamas, sleeping 12-hour stretches in between watching back-to-back Stephen King mini-series on Netflix for three days? Well, that shows us not only your sadness but also your coping methods. And some readers will nod and think, Yeah, I’ve done that, or I have Batman pajamas too. Your readers will care.
We are more than our feelings. You are bigger than an emotion. Show us how you grieve, how your family celebrates, what your boss does when she’s angry. Along the way, you will stumble across the elusive “so what,” giving readers a reason to care about your essay because they can see their own world in your words.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Nonfiction theme of the month: dialogue
What are we talking about? Rowan gives us the skinny on how to write dialogue with authenticity and authority. Use it in your essay for this week’s challenge or practice it in your daily posts for yeah write’s NoMo celebration (see below). Either way, be sure to read Rowan’s tips. She knows what she’s talking about.
This week’s ultimate question:
What did you promise them?
This optional prompt, which also serves as the ultimate question for the microstory challenge opening Wednesday, is here to serve as your inspiration for your nonfiction submission. Already have your own story thought up? No problem! The prompt is only there if you need it.
NoMo excuses at yeah write
Did you hear? Yeah write is daring each and every one of you to write a post a day throughout the month of November. NoMo excuses! If you can keep up the momentum, you might just win a real life prize. Think you’re up for the challenge? Check out the guidelines (including new relaxed rules just for this month). Prizes, people. There are prizes.
Want more info?
Is this your first time here? Check out Sunday’s post which kicked off the week here at yeah write. If you don’t think you can remember to check back every Sunday, you can sign up for our email blasts directly to your inbox. Our email subscribers can also join us in the yeah write coffeehouse at its new home on Facebook.
If you’ve never taken the time to read them, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our submission guidelines. The rules are a little different for each of our challenges and we’d hate to have to send back great writing on a technicality.
Did you happen to end up here because you suddenly saw yeah write in your stats? Sometimes members of our community spot excellent writing and they send those posts on over to us. We hope you don’t mind. Take a look around and get to know our community. We’re sure you’ll be happy here.
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Submit to the yeah write #240 nonfiction challenge
The yeah write #240 weekly writing challenge is now open for nonfiction: personal essays, creative opinion, mostly true stories based on actual events. You can check out the submission guidelines and join us with your essay using the link below.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
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