by Michelle Longo | Jul 16, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
One is the Loneliest Number I’ve had this whole day to myself to write. I was supposed to get so many things done. But about half way through the day, I lost my steam. Now, that could have been for a number of reasons, but I think it was due in some part to...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 10, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Knowing When to Call It Quits When the editors are reading the grids looking for the best of the best, one of the things we often find ourselves saying is, “That essay is great, but I wish it ended two paragraphs earlier.” Maybe it’s just two...
by Michelle Longo | 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 Michelle Longo | 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 Michelle Longo | 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...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 26, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Vacation: All I Ever Wanted As you read this, I am on vacation, spending a few days at the beach with my family. We’ve been to this place (Wildwood, NJ, if you really care) many times over the years – as a family of three, in our earlier dating and married...
