by Michelle Longo | Aug 21, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
So, In Conclusion Endings. Y’all. ENDINGS. We’ve talked about this recently, but since it comes up time and time again, I wanted to bring it up one more time. Indulge me, would ya? It’s hard to end an essay, no doubt. If you end with a cliffhanger,...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 20, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Oof It’s been one hell of a week. I can only hope that in the midst of all the terrible things happening in the world, writing and YeahWrite in particular can be of solace to any of you who are suffering. As writers, our words are powerful. They can be the voice...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 14, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
The Road to Hell You know how Stephen King famously said that he believes the road to hell is paved with adverbs? Well I think it’s paved with adjectives. (Actually, I think it’s probably just black top, but that’s neither here nor there.) His point...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 13, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Sharing Is Caring I feel like I’ve used that heading title before but I can’t remember. Oh well. Regardless, the sentiment remains. The Weekly Writing Challenges rely on you, our audience and participants, to spread the word. When you tweet, share links on...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 11, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
There’s a First Time for Everything I’m fairly certain that this is the first winners’ post I’ve ever written. But Rowan went and left the building* and now I’m here writing a winners’ post. My calendar tells me she’ll be back...
by Michelle Longo | Aug 7, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Go Beyond a Day in the Life If you read last week’s winners post, you might already know what I’m going to say. (You did read it, right?). In her Roundup, Rowan talked about how a personal essay must go beyond a diary entry. Since it’s such good...
