Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
Congratulations to the YeahWrite Super Challenge #25 Shortlist!
Short and sweet It's okay - we know you're really here for the results, so we won't keep you waiting long. But before we get to the shortlist, let's take a look at some of the trends we saw across the board. Creative takes on the prompts! While we don't truly...
YeahWrite #593 Weekly Writing Challenge
Wedgie I forgot to put a writing competition into my calendar, and when I got the challenge email this past weekend I realized I had booked myself up and compartmentalized my writing time to an hour here and 20 minutes there. Honestly, I thought I’d have to pack it...
YeahWrite #592 Weekly Writing Challenge
Let it go This week I've been thinking about when to say I'm done with a work in progress. You've probably heard some version of the old adage perfect is the enemy of good and it's never felt truer for me than now. The deep need to perfect a story before I submit it...
Super Challenge #25 is Underway!
Big stories, little spaces Hi, and welcome to YeahWrite's second official microfiction challenge. We used to run micros all the time on our free grids - folks seemed to get a kick of telling big stories with a very limited number of words. And so here we are again,...
YeahWrite #591 Weekly Writing Challenge
Fear of the Finish Every writer goes through slumps, whether it be actual writers block, a busy life, or whatever hurdle is thrown before you right when you sit down at your desk. For me, I'm currently experiencing a new one, one I've deemed Fear of the Finish. I've...
The Scarlet Quill Society: Characters
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! This year at YeahWrite our free workshop focuses on everything BUT the writing, with an editorial series that'll take the words right out of your mouth and put them on the page. Of course, we're also including some tips on...
YeahWrite #590 Weekly Writing Challenge
Attitude adjustment I bought a new notebook the other day. [Insert joke about writers and blank notebooks here.] It's not just any notebook, though - it's a goal-setting journal specifically intended to help me improve my martial arts practice. Yes, this mild-mannered...
YeahWrite #589 Weekly Writing Challenge
Artists Need to Celebrate and To Be Celebrated A few years ago a large writers conference invited me to read an essay I wrote. Being in the spotlight is not my thing. The idea of subjecting my work to a room full of peers gave me hives. When I told my partner about...
YeahWrite #588 Weekly Writing Challenge
Rip it, ribbit I haven't done a lot of writing this week. It's been one of those weeks where everything I write feels prim and stale and unoriginal. Everyone else's writing has looked amazing and innovative, and I've felt like I'm just churning out the same old pap....
YeahWrite #587 Weekly Writing Challenge
'Cause baby, you're a... I hate fireworks, and unfortunately for me and my two dogs, my neighbors love them. If you don't live in the United States, just know that this week is the primetime of loud, colorful, explosive booms, and my neighbors lovingly decided to...
