Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
YeahWrite #415 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Hey, honey... Now that I've got your attention, let's talk about all the cool stuff coming up, ok? It's about to be April, which means a new poetry slam and a new post in our Year of Fearless Writing series. Those both go live on April first, but I promise I'm not...
YeahWrite #415 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Sniffle Nothing is blooming yet, but every morning I wake up congested, then it goes away. I'm typically not prone to allergies so now I'm wondering if maybe I should change my filters (again). In the meantime, I'm feeling much empathy for those who suffer from...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #415
The other side Last week was a good one for writers. Wednesday was World Storytelling Day, and Thursday was UNESCO's World Poetry Day. Thursday was also the International Day for the Elimination of Racism; a day that commemorates and honours the 69 peaceful protestors...
YeahWrite #414 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Nie moje małpy, ale mój cyrk: they may not be my monkeys, but this is my circus (as an aside, I'm pretty proud of myself for retaining enough Polish to be able to adjust the original proverb, nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy, to match the headline despite not having lived...
YeahWrite #414 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Maybe Tomorrow I wear real clothes once, sometimes twice, per week. And by "real," I mean jeans. The rest of the time, I'm sporting (see what I did there?) sweat pants when it's cold or athletic shorts when it's warm, minus the occasional dress. Needless to say, I...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #414
Less Than Thrilling As an Amazon Prime member, I get to choose a free book each month for my Kindle e-reader. I typically wait until the end of the month, so I can base my choice on reviews. Occasionally, the books are great reads. More often than not, though, they...
YeahWrite #413 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
I wrote a big intro last night about how much fun I had at the circus and then I woke up this morning and it felt completely inappropriate to post it in light of the events in New Zealand. So I'm going to ask you to bear with me for a moment as I give you something...
YeahWrite #413 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Empty Head This week's been a blur and my brain is fried. I feel so tired. Maybe it's the time change, even though it's only an hour. I have no idea what to write, so I'm just going to admit that and say HEY it's time to read and vote! Popular voting for the YeahWrite...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #413
You inspired this. Inspiration takes all forms. It has always fascinated me how a writer can go months without experiencing any spark of creativity and then, after reading a meme on Twitter, they're knee-deep into a new novel. How many writing friends have you heard...
Super Challenge #12 is OPEN for registration!
Welcome back! We've got some exciting news. 2019 swept in on a polar vortex here in the northern US, bringing changes to YeahWrite and our Super Challenge is no exception. If you participated in our nonfiction challenge this winter, you're already familiar with these...