Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #371
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Here's what it means to me. "We value inclusivity, and we respect the diversity and dignity of our audience." This statement is right there on our front page, and it's part of our internal mission statement. It's very important to us that not...
YeahWrite #370 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Scooter Trash I have this plan for the summer, if I could just get everything to cooperate. But having 1) good weather; 2) free time; and 3) a working scooter, all at the same time, is just not coming together for me. On the plus side, I'm becoming a passable scooter...
YeahWrite #370 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Instant Pot Me I finally broke down and bought an Instant Pot, which I admit I'm mildly afraid to use. With everything it can do, I'm pretty sure this machine is smarter than I am. Hopefully, it will live up to my expectations of churning out delicious meals in no...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #370
The Ugly Side of Writing When I think of the top three things that hold me back as a writer (besides time, of course), they are imposter syndrome, jealousy, and fear. I know it's not glamorous to talk about this sort of thing and probably most don't want...
The Final Round of Super Challenge #8 is Underway!
Will it blend? That's the question a popular line of high-powered blenders likes to ask. In this case, the answer is yes! You can blend two genres in 1,000 words, and you can do it in 48 hours! Welcome to the final round of YeahWrite's eighth Super Challenge. We hope...
YeahWrite #369 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Flashback Friday While Stacie's getting nostalgic for the days when her grad was little, I'm getting nostalgic for the old YeahWrite summer series workshops. But unlike her kid, those workshops and more are still available over at our writing help section - did you...
YeahWrite #369 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
The Graduate I had a baby and then I blinked and now he's graduating from college on Friday. There is a more complicated story, which maybe I'll tell, behind why this moment means so much to me. But for now, I'm running (flying, actually) off to Miami to be there and...
Congratulations to the Round 2 winners at YeahWrite Super Challenge #8
Round Two Roundup Time! When you're writing for a prompted competition, do you ever take the time to sit back and ask yourself what the competition is trying to "test" in your writing? For example, Round One and Round Two both were two-prompt rounds, but the prompts...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #369
Have You Set a Date? I was talking to someone today who is trying to wrap up his book. He's been putting it off because life (we can all relate, right?), but he's determined to get it done. To meet his goal, he set a deadline. This is some pretty solid...
YeahWrite #368 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
May the Fourth be with you Except you, Poe Dameron. But hey, you get to be the subject of my narrative rant this week. Mild TLJ spoilers to follow: If you have a character who relentlessly refuses to participate in the plot except to actively work against what your...
