by Rowan | Apr 14, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Warning: Weekend Approaching And it’s a holiday weekend, too. Whichever holiday – if any – you’re observing, I hope you have a meaningful one, with as much solemnity or joy as your heart needs to find in the occasion. Also, I thought I was...
by Rowan | Apr 12, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Cheesy opening line goes here It’s National Grilled Cheese Day. Which I celebrated by having half my grocery delivery lost in transit, including the cheese. Writing’s like that too sometimes: we think we know where we’re going with a story or essay,...
by YeahWrite Editor | Apr 11, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
I found a poem in my clothes hamper yesterday So maybe you’ve heard that it’s National Poetry Month. To celebrate I’ve committed to writing a poem a day in April. This is the first time I’ve ever blocked out a specific time every day in which...
by YeahWrite Editor | Apr 9, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
So, You’re a Writer? Earlier today, I was volunteering with some people from my Day Job. One of them, a woman I don’t have occasion to speak to very often said to me, “So, you’re a writer? Do you have a book or something?” Now, I do...
by Rowan | Apr 7, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
cough. cough. cough. The only thing worse than having bronchitis for two weeks is trying to edit what you wrote during those two weeks. One hit of cough syrup and every defense I have against overblown metaphor, word overuse, and over.. you know what, I was gonna do a...
by YeahWrite Editor | Apr 5, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Go for the gusto! “Be passionate and move forward with gusto every single hour of every single day until you reach your goal.” –Ava DuVernay I will admit, I’ve been so distracted for nearly a year that I feel like I can’t even remember...
