Hanging out with us this week? Grab your badge from the sidebar and start writing
Did you miss the invitational grid last week? I missed the invitational grid last week. Let’s work together to make sure we hit 30 posts on the grid, shall we? Grab a badge and apply it tenderly onto a blog post that shows your very best. And remember: today is the earliest your yeah write #112 weekly writing challenge grid post can be dated. And if you’re a virgin ready to make the leap, are you feeling a tad confused? Email us if you run into trouble and let us know which step is confounding you.
Challenge only for the summer; the fiction speakeasy is on hiatus
The grid opens Tuesday, and we are so ready for your traditional blog anecdotes and life stories. Lay ’em on us! The speakeasy is on summer hiatus, so all you fictioneers are welcome to join us here with a little creative non-fiction.
There’s a limit of 500 words plus 100 words grace if you need them
Less will always be more. If more means well-structured and beautifully chosen diction. We know our grids shine at their best when individual entries are limited 500 words. It creates attentive and responsible writers who can edit themselves, and it encourages readers to read the entire grid with care—then they VOTE! So from here on out, we are going forward with a 600-word limit—that’s 500 words plus grace. Use that grace wisely for a brief intro or a small footnote, if you like, but try to stick closer to 500 words when you can. We’re not trying to limit your creativity; we just know you can keep it tight and hold your readers’ attention. You’ve got six days of the week to write as long as you like. Give us this one day.
The yeah write way
Yes, it is open submissions at the challenge grid, but editors are still monitoring posts. If yours is returned to you this week, it’s not a comment on your writing, but a reflection of the yeah write guidelines. In other words: It’s not you, it’s us—helping you become a better writer. For more information, or a refresher, visit how yeah write works. We’re looking for a so what, empathetic characters and strong endings.
We offer quick editor previews of your challenge grid post each week
Did you know that? If you are a yeah write supporting subscriber, you can email us your planned submission before the grid opens on Tuesdays, and one of us will read it and offer quick edits and suggestions on structure and tone, giving you a better chance in that week’s challenge. We don’t rewrite it, we don’t change your voice or your intent. It’s called a quick and dirty, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t take advantage of it as many times as your subscription level allows. We will tidy you up.
Read well, write well, rewrite often
Yeah write #112 weekly writing challenge grid opens Tuesday. See you there!
