by YeahWrite Editor | Mar 11, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Souper Thursday It’s national pack your lunch day, which is kinda funny to me since I’ve eaten lunch at home for the past eleven years. Am I supposed to do anything different? What does it even mean? I think maybe it means I’ll grab a grilled cheese...
by YeahWrite Editor | Mar 7, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Drop a Line Have you ever not received a comment on an essay, story, or poem you wrote for a YeahWrite challenge? Did you assume the reason you didn’t get any comments was because your writing was subpar? Your writing wasn’t subpar. You know how I know? If...
by Rowan | Mar 6, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Come on Eileen I feel like it’s kind of remiss to not mention that you should wash your hands and your phone and your keyboard. Because even if COVID-19 can be sung to the tune of Come On Eileen that doesn’t mean it’s not scary. Related: folks,...
by YeahWrite Editor | Mar 4, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Very important editor’s note: I’m going to let Stacie talk in just a second, but I want to have a word with you about the grids. Are you missing having 3 votes on each grid? Me, too. You get more consistent, nuanced results in the popular vote, and people...
by YeahWrite Editor | Feb 29, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Long-winded Writing Tips This is going to be a two-fold lesson, so bear with me here. Anyone who knows me know that I am majorly irked by people repeating trite phrases. When everyone is saying a thing, it gets on my nerves. (Yes, I know that I say common things, too....
by Rowan | Feb 29, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
It’s rhyme time! Yes, you heard me right. After all those months bagging on sonnets, I’m giving in. Let’s talk about rhyme. Rhyme is probably the first thing you learned about poetry: it’s just words that end in the same sound. Usually that...
