Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #440
When Other People Are Right I was talking with a friend a few weeks back about writing, among other things. Somehow, we got onto the subject of my book and some things that happened as a result of me not yet finishing it. Essentially I was complaining, blaming, making...
YeahWrite #439 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
BYE FOR NOW Kidding. Sort of. The video game I've been waiting all year for is FINALLY HERE and I'm about to disappear into the computer for the weekend. I'm stocked up on cola and crumpets, my friends know they're not going to hear from me for 72 hours and not to...
YeahWrite #439 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Calming Beauty My week in Iceland last week was spectacular. I've never been anywhere so beautiful, with such varied geography! Being contantly surrounded by such breathtaking beauty is so good for the soul. And soaking in the geothermal spas wasn't half-bad either....
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #439
Baby On Board! It's okay, I haven't launched headlong into midlife crisis, there's no wistful longing for some whimsical memory of raising small children. No, we got a new puppy. Frank. I didn't name him. He was Frank when we got him, and when I suggested a name...
Registration is OPEN for YeahWrite’s 14th Super Challenge
Now that school is in full swing and we're heading straight for the equinox, it's time to gear up for the next Super Challenge! That's right. Registration opens today for YeahWrite's fourteenth Super Challenge! We're taking it back to fiction this time around, with...
YeahWrite #438 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
Sinking feelings Oh yeah, folks, if you've been following the Great Remodel saga, I have some good news for you: I can do the dishes. Well, my spouse can. Well, the dishwasher we bought because life is too short to fight over the dishes can. I'm so excited to stop...
YeahWrite #438 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Take a minute We've got some new folks hanging out here on the grids and in the Coffeehouse. Take a minute or two to say hello, whether that's a comment on a post or a kind word on Facebook. And new folks, don't be shy! Even if you didn't write this week, we'd love to...
Sing me a song
Poetry is music is poetry It's kind of a no-brainer, right? Music and poetry go hand in hand: they are both designed to appeal to the emotions. More precisely, a poet or musician is attempting to manipulate your emotions so that you feel what they want you to feel....
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #438
Keep on Writin' This might sound odd, but one way to improve your writing is to try not to care what other people think. Of course, this is easier said than done, but effectively it keeps you writing more and the more you write, the greater your chances of improving....
Congratulations to the Winners of YeahWrite’s Super Challenge #13
Another Super Challenge is in the bag... And I'm sorry to see it end. But kind of excited to be back in the Coffeehouse, and looking forward to our fall lineup with the next (fiction!) Super Challenge and another exciting surprise or two. Speaking of...
