by Erica Mullenix | Aug 21, 2012 | Challenge, Open, YeahWrite
For those of you who were here with us the entire summer: are you ready for some football? Oh, wait. Wrong tagline. Right sentiment. For those of you returning after a summer hiatus: how dare you put family and vacations and various projects ahead of yeah write? This...
by Erica Mullenix | Aug 19, 2012 | badges, YeahWrite
No more hidden badges Finding the badges you’ll need for your yeah write submission is easier than ever: look over in the sidebar toward the middle of the page. Look down a little. You just found them. Grab the code for the grid you’re joining and paste...
by Erica Mullenix | Aug 11, 2012 | badges, summer series 2012
We’re entering the final week of the yeah write summer writer’s series, and we’re treating it as a practice week before the regular challenge grid returns for yeah write #71. This week, the writers who have been participating in the summer...
by Erica Mullenix | Aug 10, 2012 | summer series 2012, Winners
On Tuesday, the final week of the summer writer’s series begins. We will still have prompts (optional) and a 500-word limit (not optional), and it will be a great opportunity to show off everything you’ve learned since early July. Can I give you a brief...
by Erica Mullenix | Aug 8, 2012 | Voting, YeahWrite
Well, we’re almost at the end of the inaugural yeah write seasonal writer’s series! Tomorrow, guest editor Saalon will continue this week’s topic of organizing story structure, then next Tuesday during yeah write #70, we’ll take everything...
by Erica Mullenix | Aug 7, 2012 | Open, summer series 2012, Writing Help, YeahWrite
You have to know the rules before you can break the rules. That truism applies to so many things, and I’ve always applied it to writing and other art forms. So many people will look at a photograph or a particular book and declare, quite falsely: I could have...