Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
YeahWrite #325 Weekly Writing Challenge Kickoff
Every New Beginning Comes from some other beginning's end. (You've probably noticed I often think in song lyrics.) I don't know if I hate endings so much because I'm not a fan of change or the sadness that comes with the finality of things being over. It's probably...
Palinode around
I want do-overs! Whether you call it a mulligan, a retraction, or a palinode, it's human to err and even more human to want to correct that error. This month for our Poetry Slam at YeahWrite we'll explore the palinode - the poet's version of white-out - with a twist....
YeahWrite #324 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Pardon my soapbox I'm going to take a minute off from writing about writing, and even writing about winning, to give everyone an important reminder. It's almost Canada Day, and the 4th of July, and it's midsummer, and next week is a microprose week, and there's...
YeahWrite #324 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Lightning strikes! Massive thunderstorms rolled into the Boston area last night and boy did I have my share of excitement when a lighting bolt zapped our transformer, leaving us in the dark without power for nearly 5 hours. The fallout kept me busy all day today but...
YeahWrite #324 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Fiction|Poetry
Time Keeps On Ticking, Into The Future We’re almost at the middle of the school year here in Australia, and this seems like a good time to check in with everyone on their writing goals for the year. I started the year wanting to do another edit and expansion of my...
YeahWrite #324 Weekly Writing Challenge Kickoff
I'm Giving You an Assignment My son just finished up the school year, and he was given a packet of homework - math - to complete over the summer. Me, being the super cool mom that I am, have been joking around that he needs to do the packet by next week, that he'll...
YeahWrite #323 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
It's National Take Your Dog To Work Day! In my life, it's always take your dog to work day, since my office is in what used to be the living room back when I still had the illusion that I had friends who might come over and sit on the couch and drink a glass of wine....
YeahWrite #323 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Life's a beach Happy summer to everyone in the Northern Hemisphere! Summer's my favorite season, so naturally I'm thrilled. Not everyone feels that way though. Rowan prefers winter. Please cheer her up this summer by writing for our grids, reading, and voting. You can...
YeahWrite #323 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Fiction|Poetry
The dreaded phrase I've been reading a lot of writing advice lately and I've noticed that most columnists assume that their readers know what "show, don't tell" means, how to fix it, and when not to fix it. We hear that phrase over and over again, but we pick up a...
YeahWrite #323 Weekly Writing Challenge Kickoff
How to Write I'm a big believer in beginning where you are. If you know where you are and where you want to be, you can set forth on a path to reach that goal. Even when you have the same end goal as everyone in the room, your current position - based on past...
