by Meg | Aug 29, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Power of observation Who hasn’t felt like they’re drained of writing ideas? I’ve felt this way, maybe a thousand times. One method I like to use to kickstart my creativity is practicing precise observation, aka...
by Meg | Aug 22, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kudos to you and you and you… If you took part in the yeah write super challenge (see below), which focused on creative nonfiction for this contest, you have my hearty congratulations. Writing can be scary enough without...
by Meg | Aug 15, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Words matter If you’ve been paying attention to U.S. politics, you know how much attention is being paid to words. We are accustomed to hearing that actions speak louder than words, which is true when action is required. But...
by Meg | Aug 8, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In praise of weeding We have a garden bed that extends out beyond the raised backyard deck. My plan was to use this bed as a screen to hide the mulch-covered area under the deck. As luck would have it, the bird feeders also extend...
by Meg | Aug 1, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stranger than fiction Our local newspaper recently ran a story headlined, “Man wearing Richard Nixon mask found in tree.” I don’t know the man wearing the mask but how I wish I did. Not every absurdity has a story...
by Meg | Jul 25, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Convince me If you’ve been following along with or participating in the yeah write super challenge, you know that the remaining 16 competitors had to submit a persuasive essay last night for round two. A persuasive essay does...
