Weekly Writing Challenges: Fiction|Poetry Archive
YeahWrite #316 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Fiction|Poetry
Sitting On My Hands This week I've been taking a short break from writing. Instead, I've been focusing on reading other people's beautiful writing. It hasn't much mattered what genre of writing, or even the subject matter. I've voraciously consumed literary essays,...
Nothing more than feelings?
All right, poets, it's your turn. April was National Poetry Month, so this month instead of a slam we're going to talk about how to read and critique all that work you generated for your #poemaday before you unleash it on an unsuspecting Internet. Or, if you've been...
YeahWrite #316 Weekly Writing Challenge Kickoff
It's Not New, But It's Good I was recently reading an article about how to get started writing. It wasn't necessarily genre-specific, but the advice was pretty solid, if nothing new. (A better person would have remembered where she saw this article and would have...
YeahWrite #315 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Let it... rain Here in the Pacific Northwest we're locking down our windows and pulling on our wellies as the 'mega moisture plume' makes a mockery of the passing of the vernal equinox. Even that last Easter egg waiting to be found in someone's yard is damp and...
YeahWrite #315 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Rain, rain, go away We've been having a rainy few days here in New England and that makes me grumpy. Fortunately, I have some reading and voting to distract me! Even if you have a sunny day where you are, I hope you will take time to read and vote too. Popular...
YeahWrite #315 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Fiction|Poetry
A metaphor is a weapon ...and a simile is like a weapon. That's my mnemonic device to remember the difference between the two figures of speech. It's also a true statement. A well-placed metaphor or simile can be a powerful tool in your writing. They clarify ideas;...
YeahWrite #315 Weekly Writing Challenge Kickoff
Gotta Walk the Walk Remember last week when I said writers have to talk to each other? How connecting with others who share our passion can help keep us writing? Well, next weekend, I'll be walking the walk: I'm heading out of town to a little writing retreat and...
Super Challenge #4 Round One is Underway!
The waiting is the hardest part, isn't it? Well, the wait is over: Round One of YeahWrite's Super Challenge is officially OPEN. Writers, check your emails for your group assignments and prompts. For those of you playing along at home (seriously, though, sign up next...
YeahWrite #314 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Who's ready for the weekend? Especially, who's ready for this weekend, and the super challenge? I'm still a lot in love with our newest challenge, and not just because we get to hand out cash prizes to the winners. We've got great prompts and great judges all lined up...
YeahWrite #314 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Keep taking shots “Why do you write like you’re running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time?" —Burr, “Nonstop” —Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton, An American Musical" I had the incredible privilege of bringing my 13-year-old son to see...
