Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
yeah write #282 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
Labor Day micro challenge Here in the U.S., it's Labor Day week (September 5, 2016), and we thought we'd take advantage of the holiday to mix it up a little with a micro challenge. Let's call it Throwback Tuesday, to early 2016. If you’re looking for something new to...
yeah write #282 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What's inspiring you? I love books and movies. They've always served as inspiration for my own writing. Seeing the way another writer crafted a story not only helps me learn, but can push me a little when I'm not sure how I want to...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #281: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]They say the devil's in the details. Sometimes that's details like the textiles depicted in a Safavid manuscript (why did I take this commission, this might be the fiddliest piece of reproduction I've ever fiddled with), and...
8+5=Triolet
I know it doesn't feel like it today, when the Real Feel Index says that I'm sitting in a room that's literally halfway to the boiling point of water, but summer is winding down and coming to an end. Kids are headed back to school, and for some of us (not me, thanks,...
yeah write #281 weekly writing challenge is open for popular voting
Popular voting for the yeah write #281 weekly writing challenge is now open! Vote by 10pm ET on Thursday for your favorite nonfiction and fiction|poetry entries! Before you vote The feedback from the vote is great to have, but without your personal touch, we...
yeah write #281 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
The sky's the limit Constellations in the city are broken things. In the city it is never completely dark even when the street lamp outside my window is broken and the entire neighborhood is asleep. Low-hanging clouds make it brighter, not darker, with reflected...
yeah write #281 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two-thirds through I'm a sucker for a first-of-the-month that ushers in a new season. It feels like a good time for reflection. Here in the U.S., it's back to school. For many, the kids are in class already (though we have another...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #280: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I've spent a lot of time this week thinking about deadlines. I've also spent a lot of time this week making a color-coded chart of all the deadlines I have to meet in the next ten days, which may or may not be related. Summer's...
yeah write #280 weekly writing challenge is open for popular voting
Popular voting for the yeah write #280 weekly writing challenge is now open! Vote by 10pm ET on Thursday for your favorite nonfiction and fiction|poetry entries! Before you vote The feedback from the vote is great to have, but without your personal touch, we...
yeah write #280 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
On the edge There's just nothing like standing next to the ocean to make you feel small. In a good way, I mean. I love to imagine the thousands of miles between me and the next person across the ocean that will feel the same breeze on their face. Will they laugh when...
