by Christine Hanolsy | Jan 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 | Dec 28, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Say goodbye to yesterday And to 2018 in general. Thanks for sticking with us through another year. We hope you had a chance to broaden your horizons, spread your wings, make a little magic – and some friends, too. You know that we consider YeahWrite to be more...
by Christine Hanolsy | Dec 5, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
It takes all kinds One of the things I love about prompted writing challenges is seeing how differently people approach the prompt. And one of the things I love about microprose is that it really highlights these differences. With so little room to spare, a writer...
by Christine Hanolsy | Nov 21, 2018 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Here we go again! It seems like we just announced the winners of our latest fiction Super Challenge, and we’re already gearing up for nonfiction. That’s right. Registration opens today for YeahWrite’s ELEVENTH Super Challenge. Like all our...
by Christine Hanolsy | Nov 7, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Abracadabra These days, I’m trying to find a healthy balance between reality and fantasy. Sometimes I watch the news and I think: this has got to be fiction. How can this be real life? And sometimes I read a story, and think wow–the author was clearly prophetic....
by Christine Hanolsy | Oct 3, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Boo! It’s October – time to turn our minds to the spooky and scary, the inexplicable and the inevitable. When I first started putting together this micro prompt, I was a little intimidated. Scared, you might say. I haven’t heard a ghost story in...