by Rowan | Sep 28, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Dystopian Fiction I dunno, y’all, do you still read dystopia? It’s starting to lose its charm when I can just open up the Washington Post. In other news, a giant meteor missed us, so those of you on Team Giant Meteor 2020 need to work harder if this is all...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 26, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Something Old? Something New? After having written the voting post weekly for quite some time, I fear that one day I might revisit a story I’ve already told. It’s not out of the question. My brain is aging, after all. So if I ever do that, you have a few...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 23, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Where Have I Heard This Before? There’s a very fine line between relatable and trite. In fact, it’s so fine I think it’s actually blurred more often than not. If you’ve heard one toddler tantrum tale, you’ve heard them all, right? On many...
by Rowan | Sep 21, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, Writing Help, YeahWrite
The last refuge of pedantry Tired of people lording it over you because you used “less” where you should have used “fewer?” Fear no more, reader! I’ve got your back. It’s confusing, because the opposites of both words, are the same:...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 19, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Switching Seasons Fall is in the air. I’d be ok with that except for the “winter is coming” part. I hate winter as much as Rowan hates summer. We’d be a terrible couple except for the part where she knits hats for me; that part would be...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 16, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The Most Important Thing You can have all the tools in the world, but they mean nothing if you’re missing one critical element every writer needs: snacks. I live in a house with an 11-year-old, so there’s no shortage of snacks here. However, trapped in a...
