by Arden Ruth | May 19, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Just Another… Frantic Friday As I write this, I’m staring down the barrel of another long weekend sitting at my desk, rather than enjoying the much needed cooler weather flowing into Seattle. It’s my third straight weekend of work, and I am tired,...
by Rowan | May 12, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Do not want Well, it’s not even mid-May and we’ve got our first “dangerous heat” warning. My garden, which I just! planted! last! week! is in mortal peril. The county is prepping the cooling centers for people living on the streets or without...
by Rowan | May 5, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Let’s do this! Are you ready for 48 hours of frantically writing and then just as frantically second-guessing your idea? Before you go grab your prompt and start doing that, we’d like a word....
by Asha Rajan | May 5, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The nick of time? Phew, what a few weeks I’ve had! Between birthdays and broken wrists (not mine) it’s been go Go GO around here. Which, of course, means I haven’t had much time for substantial writing. What I have had time for is poetry. It...
by Rowan | May 1, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Scarlet Quill Society, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! In 2023 YeahWrite’s free workshop is going back to the basics with a focus on tropes, the sometimes imperceptible and often underrated building blocks of writing. Check out the bottom of this post (and every post) for...
by Arden Ruth | Apr 28, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Procrastination Station I’ve been a procrastinator for as long as I can remember. I excuse it by saying I work better under a tight deadline, and whether that’s true or not, I’m sticking with it. Perhaps that is why I’ve always found writing...
