Proudly wear your Red Badge of Courage
It takes a lot to put your writing out there – not knowing if it will garner votes or if it will get picked for the first-string of players. And that’s why we want you to proudly display the yeah write badge for the #122 challenge grid. It’s like a virtual shield for your writing ego. Grab one from the sidebar!
Some folks already feel like summer’s over, but let us still make it a sunshiny day, okay? Today is the earliest your yeah write #122 weekly writing challenge grid post can be dated. Any perplexed first-timers should email us if they run into trouble. It’s all about getting you to lay it all out there.
Challenge only for the summer; the fiction speakeasy is on hiatus
The grid opens Tuesday, and it’s just the place for your personal stories and true anecdotes. The speakeasy is still on summer hiatus, and we welcome the poets and fiction-writers a little creative non-fiction.
There’s a limit of 500 words plus 100 words grace if you need them
The challenge grid limits a post to 500 words. Editing down to 500 words can help a writer cut out the gristle while leaving the flavor. It also encourages readers to read your entire post — and then vote! So we are continuing with a 600-word limit—remember that’s 500 words plus grace. Use that grace wisely for a brief intro or a small footnote, if you like, but try hard to stay 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 will be kindly 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. You know, your best stuff!
Read well, write well, rewrite often
Yeah write #122 weekly writing challenge grid opens Tuesday. See you there – don’t forget your badge!
