by Rowan | Feb 7, 2018 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Hey, Super Challenge writers! I guess I could just say super writers – this round had some great personal essays. Your feedback should be in hand. One thing we heard back on a recent survey was that it’s confusing to get negative feedback and then advance....
by Rowan | Feb 2, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Schedules are hard I’m sitting here waiting for a Hot Pocket ™ to cool down from “molten with a lump of still-frozen filling at the center” to “yeah you could eat that” and I suspect I’m going to miss the edibility window and...
by Rowan | Feb 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I know it’s February but… Blah blah Valentine’s Day blah love blah sweetest poetry form blah. I’m already feeling nauseated. Hey, gang, what do you say we give the traditional sonnets a break this year, and try something else for February? As a...
by Rowan | Feb 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Writing is its own reward. Henry Miller said that, and while I think it’s lovely, I’m not sure it’s true. Certainly one of my own favorite parts of writing – why I have a blog in the first place – is knowing that people read it. But how...
by Rowan | Jan 26, 2018 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Hello again, friends! Welcome – or welcome back – to the Super Challenge. We’re excited to have you here! Sharpen your pencil, make sure your word processor is set to autosave every few minutes (no, really, learn from my fail) and let’s dive...
by Rowan | Jan 26, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Priorities The book I spent the final quarter of last year editing just came back from the publishers (with! my! name! in! the! credits! (that will never, ever, get old)). I mean, obviously the author did some work too. The novel I’m editing needs a scene moved...
