by YeahWrite Editor | May 2, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Sun Kissed The bulbs are up, the flowering trees blossoming. Many of the other trees still appear bare, with small leaf buds only visible if you look carefully. It looks like spring but the temperature is full-on summer today. I’m happy, even though it...
by Rowan | May 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’m still skipping sonnets But it’s spring here in the Pacific Northwest, and I’ve been reminded that it’s time to explore another classic form: the ode. Odes were once so numerous that their name became a synonym for “poem.” And...
by Rowan | May 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
So you’re ready to be a writer, eh? You’ve got your drafts, you’ve met a beta reader or two, and you’re ready to hear criticism. You’ve found a writing group, online or off, and you think they’re a great fit for you. Now it’s...
by YeahWrite Editor | Apr 29, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Did You Get Your Swag Yet? I would have a picture of me in my swag for you, but I spilled yogurt on the shirt yesterday and now it’s in the laundry (don’t judge me for how backed up the laundry is). The pants are in there as well because I wore them for...
by Rowan | Apr 27, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round Two Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) All right, folks, here we go! It’s time to kick off Round Two of the YeahWrite Super Challenge, with another two-prompt pairing for your writing pleasure. In this round, our writers will be working...
by Rowan | Apr 27, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
UFOs and YOU I’m a knitter. Anyone who knows me in person, however tangentially, has seen me with needles and yarn in my hands. My yarn stash is at the point where i have to have rules like “the pretty yarn is allowed to be in the living room and the ugly...