Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
It’s not over ’til it’s over
This month's nonfiction knowhow is a little bit of a throwback. We've spent a lot of time lately talking about how to get writing that appeals to your audience onto the page; for Valentine's Day we're gonna remind you how to show your writing a little additional love....
yeah write #303 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
to comma(,?) or not to comma I gotta tell you: when I first started working as a professional editor I was so confused about commas. It seemed like between high school and college I'd been told a lot of conflicting things about those nasty buggers and when to use...
yeah write #303 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When you can't make art This has been a difficult time for many. I find that artists, regardless of the medium they choose, are people who feel things deeply. While this may help fuel their creativity, it can also cause them to be...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #302: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Well, that concludes Week One. It was a rough week even for Trump's most avid supporters (schadenfreude behind the link). Lots of folks dipped their toes into activism for the first time a week ago. If you're one of them, are you...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #302 is open for popular voting
Popular voting for the yeah write #302 weekly writing challenge is now open! Vote by 10pm ET on Thursday for your favorite nonfiction and fiction|poetry entries! Wish there was a competition with no popular vote but all the editorial feedback you can eat? Check out...
yeah write #302 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
What are you afraid of? A while back, a friend posted a Facebook status about irrational fears. He named his irrational fears and asked what everyone else’s were. I have one irrational fear: pool sharks. No, not the kind that fleece you of all your money while sinking...
yeah write #302 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hi there! Y'all. Are you a writer? Are you still calling yourself an aspiring writer or telling people you want to be a writer? Stop it. Right now. Write stuff. BE A WRITER. Have you been lurking? Submit something this week. Do you...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #301: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before we talk about writing this week, I want to talk about silencing. I'm writing this post on the 19th of January, 2017. Tomorrow, Donald Trump is scheduled to take office as the 45th President of the United States. Regardless of...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #301 is open for popular voting
Popular voting for the yeah write #301 weekly writing challenge is now open! Vote by 10pm ET on Thursday for your favorite nonfiction and fiction|poetry entries! Wish there was a competition with no popular vote but all the editorial feedback you can eat? Check out...
yeah write #301 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
the beast in your writing Did you know somewhere inside that gorgeous poem or story you just finished lurks a seething, unpredictable animal? Yes, grammar is an intimidating monster. I blame English textbooks. The instruction I received made it seem like all grammar...
