by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 3, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
The sublimity of language Words are beautiful things, don’t you think? And language is an incredible tool, capable of describing the ineffable and translating one person’s experience into something more universal by putting the right words in the right...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite, Year of Fearless Writing
Welcome to the Year of Fearless Writing! You write. I mean, that's why you're here. But how often do you say "I'm a writer?" And what's the difference between "I write" and "I'm a writer" anyway? Over the last five years, YeahWrite--besides being a great place to...
by Christine Hanolsy | Mar 6, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Once upon a time… Okay, so it was really only last week. Asha and I stumbled across a fun little Twitter contest from the Fairy Tale Review, where participants were asked to tell a complete fairy tale in a single tweet. (You can read some of the results by...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 6, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Celebrations I’m a sucker for big outdoor celebrations: festivals, parades, community picnics, all of that, especially when there’s an element of ritual or tradition involved. Yesterday, as you probably know, was Chinese Lunar New Year (known as the Spring...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 1, 2019 | Writing Help, YeahWrite, Year of Fearless Writing
Welcome to the Year of Fearless Writing! You write. I mean, that's why you're here. But how often do you say "I'm a writer?" And what's the difference between "I write" and "I'm a writer" anyway? Over the last five years, YeahWrite--besides being a great place to...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jan 2, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Looking back Hey, you. Yeah, you. Look how much you accomplished last year. Chances are, you’ve written a few words. Maybe you’ve even written a lot of words. Celebrate that! Even if you didn’t hit your goals (I know I didn’t), remember that...