by YeahWrite Editor | May 30, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
It Is Easier To Give Than Receive Yesterday, I went to an Australian Rules Football game. Bear with me, I’ll talk about writing. I really will. Without going into the details of scoring, which can be obtuse if you’ve never encountered an AFL game before, my team lost...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 29, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Get to the Point When writing flash nonfiction, as we discussed last week, you do not have the luxury of either time or words. We talked about not going off on tangents, not wasting time on every single detail, and avoiding backstory overkill. But how do you do that,...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 28, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Sunshine Day. As I was driving earlier, I noticed the sun was shining. This may not be a big deal where you are, but here in NJ, it’s huge. I feel like it’s been raining for months. It’s been chilly and dreary – not at all like spring. So...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 24, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Weed or flower? One person’s weed is another person’s flower. Which pieces bloomed for you this week? Let us know in the vote! Popular voting for the yeah write #319 weekly writing challenge is now open! Vote by 10pm ET on Thursday for your favorite...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 23, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Counting eggs Have you ever reread one of your stories and realized you forgot to include a key detail? I so do this all the time. My brain is so focused on the details of a story I forget to mention the setting or describe a character. Just this weekend I almost...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 22, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Where’s Cindy? In case you missed it last week, Cindy has left the building. (Fun fact: YeahWrite does not have an actual building.) She’s working on some stuff that requires her full attention, so she had to bid us farewell. Now that I’m back...
