by Rowan | Jun 9, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Suck it in suck it in suck it in if you’re Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn The hook. The gotta. The lede. The so what. Whatever you call it, it’s the reason your readers keep reading. And guess what? It’s probably not the same reason that you keep...
by Rowan | Jun 2, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round 2 Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) So you’ve got 48 hours… to finish a story. From plot to pinnacle. That’s not a lot of time. So while you’re mulling over our mixed-genre prompt and trying to find your way into the...
by Rowan | Jun 2, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Scarlet Quill Society, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! In 2023 YeahWrite’s free workshop is going back to the basics with a focus on tropes, the sometimes imperceptible and often underrated building blocks of writing. Check out the bottom of this post (and every post) for...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 2, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Theme and variations I had the pleasure a couple weeks ago of hanging out with another parent while our kids were busy at a school activity together, and we got to talking about writing. First, let me confess that it’s taken me a long time to feel comfortable...
by Rowan | May 31, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Think positive! By now, all of our writers have been gnashing their teeth over their feedback for a few hours. It’s easy to focus on the negatives, but remember: the judges are specifically asked to point out what they see as the strong points as well as the...
by Asha Rajan | May 26, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Words and words and words I’ve been reading (and writing) a lot of poetry recently. I love poetry. I love reading it and I love writing it. I also love cannibalising poetry techniques to use in my fiction and my creative nonfiction. You’ve probably heard...
