by Rowan | Feb 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Cliche One of the most frequent pieces of advice given to new writers is to avoid cliche. Of course, we also tell them to learn the rules of grammar and syntax, structure their persuasive essays “Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion,” and avoid long...
by Rowan | Jan 31, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Come through And y’all did. I don’t know if it was the shoutout last week or just an upsurge of late January energy, but I love being able to give everyone every vote on the grids. And it’s just mathematically better, making your wins more...
by Rowan | Jan 24, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
What year is it anyway? I spent this week panicking because I thought all my February stuff needed to be done for YeahWrite. TURNS OUT, I’ve got a whole nother week to do that. Maybe it’s because the Year of the Rat actually starts tomorrow? WHO KNOWS....
by Rowan | Jan 17, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Rituals Every morning I get up at way-too-early-for-the-West-Coast, because I have East Coast clients that want to have meetings at a reasonable time by their schedule. I hit snooze exactly once. The second time Lizzo informs me that she just took a DNA test, I turn...
by Rowan | Jan 10, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Attitude is key Kidding. I hate that crap. Attitude won’t improve your pay scale (except perhaps, assuming your workplace is committed to fairness and not at all affected by systemic misogyny or racism even unconsciously), your access to healthcare, or your odds...
by Rowan | Jan 3, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
I need a break to recover from my break This can be a rough time of year to be a writer, what with the apocalyptic fires and the assassinations. What, you thought I meant the holidays? Those are over. But the world keeps tumbling on, and one of my jobs is to stay...
