by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 27, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Social Butterfly I’ve had social obligations every evening for the past week, which has been both fun and exhausting (even for an extrovert). I really want to spend the next few days under a blanket with a good book but alas I have 8th grade back-to-school-night...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 26, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Sensational I just read an interesting article about sense words in fiction. You know, saw, heard, felt, smelled, touched. The author, Kathy Steinemann, pointed out that sense words filter imagery through a character instead of allowing the reader to experience the...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 25, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Tense Person I am a tense person. I like to tell people I’m high strung. I’m not sure why I like to tell them. It’s not exactly a positive trait. I guess it’s so that when they sneak up behind me, and I jump to the ceiling I can say,...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 24, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Seasonal Thoughts It’s officially autumn here in the US, which means I’m officially depressed that in three months it will officially be winter. In the meantime, we have a few months of people either talking about or making fun of pumpkin spice. On the...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 20, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Hop to it! Bunnies love my yard. Right now, outside of my window, I see three bunnies munching on the grass and eyeballing the sliding glass door as if at any moment two rambunctious dogs might rush out. Their caution is well-founded; my dogs enjoy a good chase almost...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 19, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Yarns Of Wool And Words Winter is a really unproductive season for me. I find the dark, cold days affect my energy and enthusiasm, and I struggle to maintain a reasonable schedule. When I’m in a writing slump like this, I try to exercise other creative muscles....
