Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
yeah write #263 weekly writing challenge kickoff
Five-minute projects I have an old house. At any given moment there are a dozen things that need fixing, and most of those would take only five minutes if I would just settle down and do them. Five-minute projects add up, and the accumulation of them seems daunting to...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #262: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
I can't believe April's almost over, can you? That means if you've been considering joining in on this month's poetry slam, you've only got one more week to do it! Next month we'll move on with a new form, and if scansion's not your strong suit you'll get a chance to...
yeah write #262 weekly writing challenge is open for popular voting: nonfiction, fiction|poetry and microstories
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vote for your favorite nonfiction, fiction and microstories here What sticks with you? It's kind of the corollary question to our ultimate question this week, "who cares," right? Because writing isn't just what you care about...
yeah write #262 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Apeshit Say writing an amazing essay, story, or poem is like busting open a pinata. There are the obvious similes: starting out blindfolded (where's the dude's blindfold?), knowing about where the target is, batting the air until...
yeah write #262 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sharing is caring I've got two kids, and somehow I am supposed to turn them into smart, capable, caring human beings. This trite little rhyme is one of many tricks I use* to gently nudge them in the right direction. But does it...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #261: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sometimes when I get really stuck for a post idea, I go google "today in history." Sometimes that's a mistake. So, uh, happy birthday, Leonardo da Vinci! Let's get on to better news. Like the news of who won the popular vote on all...
yeah write #261 weekly writing challenge is open for popular voting: nonfiction, fiction|poetry and microstories
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vote for your favorite nonfiction, fiction and microstories here Sometimes it's fun to break your life down into little plot arcs. For example, today (probably) I'm wrapping up the plot arc of a contract job I've been out on for...
yeah write #261 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Important disasters I wrote last week after a hiatus, and it was painful. The words wouldn't come; they stopped and started like a wheezing '79 Pinto. I couldn't figure out how to show, not tell, my experience. Then, I didn't have...
yeah write #261 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Post-birthday wrap-up Sigh, yeah write's birthday party is over, and we're all feeling a little post-birthday blues. But never fear, even if you didn't get a slice of cake, we will continue celebrating throughout the month. I mean,...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #260: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I'm not ready for our birthday to be over, are you? Well, good thing it's not. Keep your eyes peeled, because we're going to be sneaking surprises in all month. Like today's surprise: Who wants a love letter? Just kidding... sort...