by Michelle Longo | Jun 25, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I’m Giving You an Assignment My son just finished up the school year, and he was given a packet of homework – math – to complete over the summer. Me, being the super cool mom that I am, have been joking around that he needs to do the packet by next...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 19, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Know Your Audience In order to write effectively, you need to know a few key things: what you’re writing, where you’re writing it, and who you’re writing it for. If any one of these elements are missing, there’s a good chance you’ll miss...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 18, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
How to Write I’m a big believer in beginning where you are. If you know where you are and where you want to be, you can set forth on a path to reach that goal. Even when you have the same end goal as everyone in the room, your current position – based on...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 12, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
We are who we are Think about the most difficult thing you’ve ever written. What was hard about it? Why was it outside your comfort zone? For me, I tend to have an easier time writing emotional content – feeling hurt, sad, or scared. I can also write...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 11, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Crookneck Squash When I’m pressed for time and deadlines loom, I like to procrastinate by reading random things I wrote years ago. While casually wasting time yesterday, I found a charming sentence I concocted involving crookneck squash. I haven’t thought...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 5, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Write for your purpose. There’s this email archive that’s been haunting me for months now and I finally decided this weekend I’d try to tame it. Somewhere in the thousands of emails I found a three-year-old discussion among some editors about...
