Summer series week 1 was a rousing success!

At least, we were pretty pleased with it. And judging by the number of participants — 39 people on the summer supergrid and 55 in the bronze lounge, plus the silver and gold registrants — our writers were excited for a new kind of challenge. Did you miss the winners’ post on Sunday? Then click here for Christine’s weekly kickoff post – we’ve got them all listed and linked up for you there. Plus, you can check out this week’s optional writing prompt and get a sneak peek at the next couple of writing topics.

About the summer supergrid

Most of you are used to three separate challenge grids—the gargleblaster for microfiction or micro creative nonfiction, the traditional challenge grid for personal essays, and the speakeasy for prompted fiction and poetry—but over the summer, we will become one big family squeezed onto one massive supergrid. Whether you’re writing, reading or voting (and we hope you do all three), you’ll be treated to a summer salad of genres.

This means that when it opens on Tuesday, you can add your gargleblaster, challenge or speakeasy entry to the supergrid just like usual. Readers will come by and say hi and Comment Bob all over the place. Just like usual. Get your voting fingers ready, too – you’re going to be voting across genres for the next few weeks.

Gargleblasters!

The summer supergrid will host all genres, including the gargleblasters answering in 42 words this week’s ultimate question: What’s the frequency, Kenneth? Same format, different day. The supergrid will open Tuesday for your gargleblaster. Extra day to get it just right!

Challenge grid!

Do you want to use that as an optional prompt for your personal essay? What’s the frequency, Kenneth? Go for it. Five hundred words plus 100 words grace. You can find your so what in this week’s bronze lounge.

The speakeasy!

So, are you used to writing to a prompt for the speakeasy, and now you’re walking in circles mumbling to yourself about first sentences and picture prompts? Fine. Include the phrase “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?” in your speakeasy story or poem then submit your 750-word (maximum) entry to the summer supergrid.

Writing forums!

If you want specific feedback and criticism, you’ll need to make your way to a lounge.

Bronze lounge: free

Do you have a piece you would like read more closely by a few close friends and your favorite yeah write editors? Our free bronze lounge is the place for you.

You’ll have to register first, and you can do that right here. Then introduce yourself in the forum, telling us about your writing project, your writing life, whatever you need to say to provide context over the next six weeks we’ll be spending together. It doesn’t matter how old the piece is. Not happy with where your supergrid piece ranked on the grid last week? Bring it to the bronze lounge for some tough love. Bonus: if you revise your piece after bringing it to the lounge, you can resubmit it to the supergrid in a subsequent week. Just create a new post on your blog with the edited piece, spend a few minutes explaining the changes you made, and make sure it’s dated no earlier than the Sunday before the grid opens.

• Post your work-in-progress to our peer-to-peer critique forum and ask for your fellow yeah writers to give it a review
• Find a writing partner
• Start your own workshopping group
• The bronze level lounge is laid-back, free and open to all yeah write subscribers

Silver lounge: $25/week

Want a little extra attention? Try the silver lounge for small group critiques.

• Attend small group online weekly writing workshops
• Sign up for one week or more, and come with your A-game
• Dig a little deeper into your writing
• Receive valuable feedback that will help you bump your writing up a notch
• Bundle available for $60

Gold lounge: $50/week

Looking for something a little more personalized? Veteran yeah write editors Suzanne P and Natalie D are standing by to give your work the professional once-over.

• One-on-one critiques
• Specific feedback
• Led by speakeasy editors Suzanne Purkis and Natalie DeYoung
• Bundle pricing TBA

Are you new here? Brand new to the whole thing?

Welcome! We’re glad our writers and readers are spreading the word about our humble little community. If you need any help navigating what’s unfolding, please feel free to contact us. One of our editors will reply right away. We never sleep.

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