by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 29, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Attitude adjustment I bought a new notebook the other day. [Insert joke about writers and blank notebooks here.] It’s not just any notebook, though – it’s a goal-setting journal specifically intended to help me improve my martial arts practice. Yes,...
by Nathan James | Jul 22, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Artists Need to Celebrate and To Be Celebrated A few years ago a large writers conference invited me to read an essay I wrote. Being in the spotlight is not my thing. The idea of subjecting my work to a room full of peers gave me hives. When I told my partner about...
by Asha Rajan | Jul 15, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Rip it, ribbit I haven’t done a lot of writing this week. It’s been one of those weeks where everything I write feels prim and stale and unoriginal. Everyone else’s writing has looked amazing and innovative, and I’ve felt like I’m just...
by Arden Ruth | Jul 8, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
‘Cause baby, you’re a… I hate fireworks, and unfortunately for me and my two dogs, my neighbors love them. If you don’t live in the United States, just know that this week is the primetime of loud, colorful, explosive booms, and my neighbors...
by Rowan | Jul 1, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Just Deserts Yeah, it’s from ‘deserve’ and not ‘dessert’ so that’s how it’s spelled, but I’m taking this as ‘pun intended’ because I’m spending this week fishing in the desert. Yes, fishing. Because...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 24, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Easy does it If you hang out with us on Discord, you may have noticed things have slowed down a little this month – and that’s okay! Sometimes we all need to take a breath and take stock. Where am I at with my writing? What’s inspiring me lately, and...
