by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 22, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Artists Need to Celebrate and To Be Celebrated A few years ago a large writers conference invited me to read an essay I wrote. Being in the spotlight is not my thing. The idea of subjecting my work to a room full of peers gave me hives. When I told my partner about...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 15, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Rip it, ribbit I haven’t done a lot of writing this week. It’s been one of those weeks where everything I write feels prim and stale and unoriginal. Everyone else’s writing has looked amazing and innovative, and I’ve felt like I’m just...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jun 17, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Random A friend recently said that if they were ever on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? they would use other writers as their lifeline because they always know random facts. It made me laugh. I’m not sure I’d be as well rounded as other potential lifelines,...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jun 10, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
If you want to learn, teach When the world was young and dinosaurs roamed the Earth (only ever so slightly hyperbolic), I did a teaching degree. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I was eager and energetic and young. I didn’t teach in schools for...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 20, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Heightened senses I’ve heard of writers needing to listen to a specific genre of music to get into the writing zone. I’ve heard of writers creating playlists to listen to in order to get into the mindset of a specific character. I’ve even heard of writers assigning...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 13, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
New highs – case numbers and procrastination For the first time during this pandemic, the state I live in is beginning to feel the pinch of high case numbers. We’ve been incredibly fortunate to date, and the combination of excellent management and natural...
