by Rowan | Mar 15, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
I wrote a big intro last night about how much fun I had at the circus and then I woke up this morning and it felt completely inappropriate to post it in light of the events in New Zealand. So I’m going to ask you to bear with me for a moment as I give you...
by Rowan | Mar 8, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Welcome back! We’ve got some exciting news. 2019 swept in on a polar vortex here in the northern US, bringing changes to YeahWrite and our Super Challenge is no exception. If you participated in our nonfiction challenge this winter, you’re already familiar...
by Rowan | Mar 8, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Heck off, sun. Stacie may be ready for Daylight Saving Time, but I’m staying in bed and NOT GETTING UP EVER EVER. I’m putting up the blackout curtains, and tunneling in until November or whenever it stops being light not only after work but after...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Magic beans? Stacie may have her bean soup, but I prefer bean tea. Or as you plebians probably call it, coffee. It lets me go about my day without killing anyone, although those 40+ research tabs I have open in my browser for this story have convinced me I could get...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2019 | Writing Help, YeahWrite, Year of Fearless Writing
Welcome to the Year of Fearless Writing! You write. I mean, that's why you're here. But how often do you say "I'm a writer?" And what's the difference between "I write" and "I'm a writer" anyway? Over the last five years, YeahWrite--besides being a great place to...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Writing Help
I see. It’s a phrase most of us use frequently, and it has nothing to do with eyesight. What other common ways do we explore and play with sense in our writing? This month, instead of delving into a new poetry form, we’re going to dial it back a notch...
