by YeahWrite Editor | May 29, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Some weeks are big It was quite a week for me. I turned 40, I became editor-in-chief here at yeah write, I held a plank for a minute and two seconds, and I made some progress on my memoir and a long form fiction project. Is it luck...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 27, 2016 | moonshine, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s the weekend, so the moonshine grid is open Is everyone ready for a break? Okay, I’m looking around the room and seeing nothing but hands raised. That’s it, then: it’s...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 25, 2016 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Voting for our two challenges is now open! Hey, hay! Let the voting begin! How do I vote? Both nonfiction and fiction|poetry challenges are open below for your voting pleasure. The rules are simple: Everyone gets three votes on each...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 24, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The spaces between For me, writing isn’t always about writing. A lot of my writing takes place in the spaces between. I am a very visually-oriented person, and as such, artwork and movies often inspire some of my most fun...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 23, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prepwork Google is a rabbit hole and I can disappear for hours researching info for a story or essay. Research is the prepwork for writing—the collection of ingredients that contribute to a great dish. (I won’t keep up with...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 22, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings from Nashville! I live in New Jersey, right outside Manhattan, which you can probably imagine is very different from the South. I knew within minutes of deplaning that I was far from home when we asked for directions and a...