by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 14, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
When Other People Are Right I was talking with a friend a few weeks back about writing, among other things. Somehow, we got onto the subject of my book and some things that happened as a result of me not yet finishing it. Essentially I was complaining, blaming, making...
by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 7, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Baby On Board! It’s okay, I haven’t launched headlong into midlife crisis, there’s no wistful longing for some whimsical memory of raising small children. No, we got a new puppy. Frank. I didn’t name him. He was Frank when we got him, and when...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 31, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Keep on Writin’ This might sound odd, but one way to improve your writing is to try not to care what other people think. Of course, this is easier said than done, but effectively it keeps you writing more and the more you write, the greater your chances of...
by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 24, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
While the cat’s away… My kids were away at camp last week, giving me almost seven glorious hours to myself each day. I had plans, people. Plans. Big writing plans. Unfortunately, those plans didn’t take into account the couch cover that needed...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 17, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Time for School! School is back in session here in my little corner of SoCal. I’m proud of myself for resisting the urge to buy a thousand new notebooks and all of the colorful Post-Its. For me, the first day of school is tantamount to January 1. In fact, I...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 10, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Thunderstruck As I write this, a small dog shivers on my lap, burying her head into the fold between my belly and my thigh. Thunder claps overhead, rattling the windows. It’s Djilba; the fifth of six seasons in the Noongar (or Nyungar, Nyoongar, Nyoongah,...
