by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 9, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I Think I Feel a Lesson Coming On I have some writing hang ups, just like everyone else. A few professional editors have read my manuscript, and they’ve all said the same thing: the overabundance of thought verbs is really annoying. One particular editor noted...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 5, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Just add sparkle I hope my fellow U.S residents had a great holiday weekend and that everyone else had something to smile about too. If not, reading the grids should brighten your week! Popular voting for the YeahWrite #325 weekly writing challenge is now open! Vote...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 5, 2017 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
What The Good Doctor Ordered It was the season finale of Dr. Who this week, and what a humdinger! There was action, there was pathos, there were monsters, there was a compelling storyline, it was a great package. It was also Steven Moffat’s last full series for...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 4, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Building up I’ve been wallowing in a mud hole all weekend. It’s the same mud hole I visit whenever a writing competition ends. These contests always make me grow; they show me how far I’ve come in writing fiction. They also gently remind me how far...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 3, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Metaphorically Speaking The first post I ever submitted to YeahWrite* – a whopping five years ago – was an essay about crackers. Basically, I went on for a zillion words (no limit back then, and trust me, that was not a good thing) about how I had these...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 2, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Every New Beginning Comes from some other beginning’s end. (You’ve probably noticed I often think in song lyrics.) I don’t know if I hate endings so much because I’m not a fan of change or the sadness that comes with the finality of things...
