by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 26, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
How does it feel? This month’s issue of Poets & Writers features Zambian writer Namwali Serpell on the cover with an intriguing pull quote. “I don’t want to tell you what happened,” she says. “I want to tell you how it felt.”...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 29, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Attitude adjustment I bought a new notebook the other day. [Insert joke about writers and blank notebooks here.] It’s not just any notebook, though – it’s a goal-setting journal specifically intended to help me improve my martial arts practice. Yes,...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 29, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, microfiction, Microprose, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Micro what now? We love stories of all shapes and sizes. Flash fiction and creative nonfiction – stories and essays under 1000 words – have been our mainstay for over seven years. But sometimes we like to shake things up a little, and this summer seems...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 24, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Easy does it If you hang out with us on Discord, you may have noticed things have slowed down a little this month – and that’s okay! Sometimes we all need to take a breath and take stock. Where am I at with my writing? What’s inspiring me lately, and...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 1, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Scarlet Quill Society, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! This year at YeahWrite our free workshop focuses on everything BUT the writing, with an editorial series that’ll take the words right out of your mouth and put them on the page. Of course, we’re also including...
by Christine Hanolsy | May 27, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Building better worlds As many of you know, I write science fiction and fantasy. I read science fiction and fantasy, and I prefer to watch it on TV. I have friends who don’t get it – they’d rather read and write about real people, places, and events....
