by Christine Hanolsy | Sep 1, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Navigating Prompts, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Nothing new under the sun There are people who will tell you that there are no new stories. Some will go so far as to put a number on it, and swear that there are really only seven stories in the world, or nine, or twelve, or thirty-six. Whether or not you believe...
by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 6, 2021 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round 1 closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Twenty-twentywhat? Welcome to your second pandemic summer the twenty-first YeahWrite Super Challenge! It’s fitting that it’s in 2021, but we didn’t cleverly plan for that or anything, and...
by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 6, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
All work and no play Sure, it’s an aphorism, but there’s definitely a kernel of truth to it. When your writing starts to feel more like work and less like play, maybe it’s time to take a breather. Take a half hour and write something completely...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 30, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Navigating Prompts, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Location, location, location If you read a lot of—or any—fan fiction, you’ll know that one of the most common tropes is “the coffeehouse AU.” That is, take all the characters from the movie or book and… put them in a coffeehouse. Who’s...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 2, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Unmoored This is the first summer in a long, long time—like, since I was a student—where I don’t have every minute scheduled. It used to be day camps and childcare for the kids, and the regular 9-5 for me. Even after I left my office job to pursue writing, I had...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 1, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Navigating Prompts, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Is it possible If you put that search string into Google, you’ll get a lot of autocomplete options. One of the most fascinating ones is “Is it possible to write a story without characters?” The answers are sure, certain: No. Yes. One of our favorite...
