by Meg | Jul 18, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Flow Merriam-Webster defines an “essay” as “a short piece of writing that tells a person’s thoughts or opinions about a subject.” Here at yeah write, we view the essay as this and more: it is a story...
by Meg | Jul 11, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hallelujah The seas of humankind have been choppy of late. When I am overwhelmed with fear and sorrow, when I am overwhelmed with grief, I try to make my way back to art, a metaphorical life raft where others gather to restore...
by Meg | Jul 4, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Get a head start If you are registered for yeah write’s super challenge—and as a participant in the creative nonfiction grid, I hope you are!—allow me to let you in on a secret: now is the time to practice. If you...
by Meg | Jul 1, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I just had an idea for a nonfiction piece. Yay! But boo, it’s Friday, and the grids are done for the week. Should I wait until next week’s grid opens to start writing? It is my usual practice to wait. Is that smart? Nooooo. I...
by Meg | Jun 27, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Plotting ahead I’ve been taking an online class with the wonderful Cindy Reed, a former yeah write editor, learning more about the mechanics of writing creative nonfiction. I have always struggled with the concept of...
by Meg | Jun 20, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Who do you want to be? When I was six, I would take our Little Pictures of Japan: My Travelship book from the shelf and copy the haiku onto big lined kindergarten paper. I was practicing my handwriting but I also absorbed a love for...
