by Rowan | Oct 7, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My calendar has been covered in different-colored pen marks all week. Sure, I use a variety of calendar apps, but when your schedule’s as busy as mine is right now, sometimes there’s just no substitute for being able to...
by Rowan | Oct 5, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Announcements first: This is the LAST DAY to sign up for our super challenge, so what are you waiting for? Check out our announcements page if you missed it for special news about our celebrity guest judges. In the meantime…. Popular voting for the yeah write...
by Rowan | Oct 1, 2016 | Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
No $#!7, there I was: writing about the most horrifying moment of my life. I wrote, and I wrote. I sure did write the heck out of that story, which was a story about the most horrifying moment of my life. I was so scared in that moment. That’s why I wrote about...
by Rowan | Oct 1, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
45 is the magic number for this month’s poetry slam. 45 syllables, that is: the 45 syllables, in decreasing lines, of the form known as nonet. I know this is the point where I usually get bogged down in some big long history lesson, but the fact is that there...
by Rowan | Sep 30, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners
You don’t have to be the first one to the finish line to be the winner. The length of time it takes you to produce your work doesn’t necessarily affect when a reader will enjoy it. For example, I was definitely the last of my friends to see the...
by Rowan | Sep 23, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Read between the lines. You’ve heard about that, right? It’s the way you can find out more about the writer by reading their writing than maybe they intended you to know. It helps you develop your critical reading skills, too. For example, you can often find...
