Grab a badge from the sidebar. Do it for your father.
Mid-June, and the livin’s easy. Get your very best ready and grab a badge from the sidebar. We know that the summery weather, combined with schools kicking out the kids, on top of half-day Fridays and (cough cough) sick days from work make it tough to get it together for yeah write. But you must! It feels good, and it’s good for you. Plus, it clears the skin and tones the muscles. Honest. Today is the earliest your yeah write #114 weekly writing challenge grid post can be dated. Any perplexed virgins should email us if they run into trouble. We’re here to help!
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. 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 carefully chosen diction. Our grids shine at their best when entries are limited to 500 words. It creates attentive and responsible writers who work to 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.
ProBlogger’s 31 days to build a better blog coming to yeah write in July
And we’re gonna spend every single day in July becoming better bloggers, writers and readers. All of the current details are here, so please stop by the yeah write 31dbbb page to get the gist and sign up. You know it won’t be a yeah write party without hubbub and prizes. Throughout 31dbbb, we’ll be giving away premium WordPress themes, a few of ProBlogger’s tutorials and wonderfully useful gift cards. The countdown to 31 days begins now: 14 days until 31dbbb kickoff. Add your blog to the list here!
Read well, write well, rewrite often
Yeah write #114 weekly writing challenge grid opens Tuesday. Save me a seat!
