by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 11, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Winners, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! How are you all doing? Feeling full of grace? I have to say, I love what you all did with this week’s ultimate question: Did Grace say that, too? It was a hard one. You were working with a question around which it was difficult to create...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 10, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Voting, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! This was a particularly tricky question; we know it. That was on purpose. We wanted to push you a bit to see how you handled it. The question forced us to think about context, but also about structure. How did you approach the question?...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 9, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! Summer is almost here, and our thoughts are turning towards barbecues, vacations, and that ever-growing pile of books on our bedside tables. To be a writer is to be, above all, a reader, and yet it seems like there’s never enough time to do...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 8, 2014 | badges, Kickoff, YeahWrite
Here we go again! There is so much enthusiasm around this place. It astounds me. All across the grids, you are not just submitting work, but you’re reading, commenting and building community. Honestly? It’s what gets me out of bed in the morning. However, a word of...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 4, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Winners, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! It was a crazy couple of days over at the gargleblaster! We closed the grid in record time – 10 hours – and a few people were taken by surprise, myself included. Those of you who were more on the ball than I was managed to hitchhike,...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 3, 2014 | gargleblaster, Microprose, Voting, YeahWrite
Greetings, Earthlings! A little bird told me you had fun with this prompt. I logged on at 6:30 AM Pacific time, and the grid was hopping. By about 7:00 (10:00 AM Eastern), the grid was full. That’s 10 hours, people. This editor never had a chance! I even gave up...