by Asha Rajan | Jun 10, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
If you want to learn, teach When the world was young and dinosaurs roamed the Earth (only ever so slightly hyperbolic), I did a teaching degree. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I was eager and energetic and young. I didn’t teach in schools for...
by Rowan | Jun 3, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round 2 Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Everything old is new again When you’ve read quite a few things, you start to notice patterns. Stories that are told over and over again, plus or minus a few tweaks. Hamlet and the Lion King, for...
by Rowan | Jun 3, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Finish something As writers we’re always tempted by new ideas. By inspiration. By the next book around the corner. By that pile of unread books on the nightstand. We like to start things. This week I’m dropping a new challenge, inspired by a conversation...
by Rowan | Jun 1, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
I HATE EVERYTHING I’VE EVER WRITTEN AND I SHOULD STOP FOREVER It’s hard not to to feel like that sometimes, right? Especially when you get your feedback. And especially when it looks like you got a lot more negative than positive. But think about it: to...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 1, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Scarlet Quill Society, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! This year at YeahWrite our free workshop focuses on everything BUT the writing, with an editorial series that’ll take the words right out of your mouth and put them on the page. Of course, we’re also including...
by Christine Hanolsy | May 27, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Building better worlds As many of you know, I write science fiction and fantasy. I read science fiction and fantasy, and I prefer to watch it on TV. I have friends who don’t get it – they’d rather read and write about real people, places, and events....
