by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 28, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Looking for love – or inspiration – in all the right places It’s a common problem we all have as writers: you’re itching to write something, but you’re having trouble getting started. Maybe you have an idea, or maybe you just have this...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 30, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Right Here, Right Now So I recently went to an amusement park with my kids. Now, I’m not a roller coaster person, but I love my kids and they have remarkable puppy dog eyes when they want me to do something, so roller coasters it was. As I sat there waiting for...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 2, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Theme and variations I had the pleasure a couple weeks ago of hanging out with another parent while our kids were busy at a school activity together, and we got to talking about writing. First, let me confess that it’s taken me a long time to feel comfortable...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 14, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Tossing stones – or spaghetti Sometimes writing feels like tossing stones into a still pond just to watch the ripples. What effect will this phrase, this line of dialog, this scene have on the rest of the story? And sometimes it feels like tossing spaghetti at...
by Christine Hanolsy | Mar 17, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Saving the day As a parent, I often feel like I’m not quite living up to the standards society has set for parenting. Do I pack a healthy three-course lunch for my kid every day? No. Do I shuttle my kids to seventeen different activities every week? Nope; just...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 10, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
In the doldrums Doldrums is one of those words that sounds to me like exactly what it is: a dreary, sluggish, stagnant state of mind. It’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day (especially for this Pacific Northwest writer in February) and lose sight of the...
