Second Time Around: Guest host, writing tips, and prizes!
Yeah write supporting subscriber and frequent guest editor Deb Quinn of ManhattaMamma is joining us again for yeah write #128. An English professor with a knack for getting to the heart of typical writing problems and suggesting practical solutions, Deb is showing her writer’s versatility with an essay featured in the new humor anthology You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth: And Other Things You’ll Only Hear from Your Friends In The Powder Room.
Last week Deb told us what’s what when it comes to writing, and she brings it (and more prizes!) again this week.
The jury prize and crowd favorite winners will each receive a copy of You Have Lipstick On Your Teeth and two “classic” books on writing: Stephen King’s On Writing and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird. Keep spreading the good word about yeah write! The jury prize won’t open unless we hit at least 30 entries on the challenge grid. And, neither will the prizes for the crowd favorite. Tell your friends we’re here.
Get going and grab the badge for your challenge grid entry
Today is the earliest your yeah write #128 weekly writing challenge grid post can be dated. Any first-timers who feel insecure or queasy should email us if they run into trouble. At yeah write, we’re here for you!
Fiction and poetry make the speakeasy happy
The grid opens Tuesday, and it’s just the place for your personal stories and non-fiction anecdotes. For those wanting more fantastical fiction or poetry in their lives, the speakeasy will make sure we all have a delicious dose of fiction and poetry. Visit us over at the speakeasy to park your post with other poetry and fiction offerings.
There’s a limit of 500 words plus 100 words grace if you need them
The challenge grid limits a post to 500 words plus 100 words grace. Keep it trim and snip away at the detritus that may distract from your so what. Keeping it tight encourages readers to read your entire post then vote for it on Thursday. We don’t want to limit your creativity; we just know you can keep it together and hold your readers’ attention with less, rather than more. You’ve got six days of the week to write as long as you like. Give us this one day.
The yeah write way
As always, it is open submissions at the challenge grid, but editors will be monitoring posts for adherence to the yeah write guidelines. Not sure about your post? Take a look here. Remember that sponsored or fictional pieces are always no-nos. If yours is returned to you this week, it’s not a commentary on your writing, but a commitment to the yeah write guidelines. For more information or a refresher, visit how yeah write works. Grab our attention with sympathetic characters and strong endings. You know, your best stuff.
Yeah write #128 weekly writing challenge grid opens Tuesday. Don’t forget your badge!
