by Michelle Longo | Oct 21, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
One Wish If you had one wish for your writing, what would it be? Time to do what you love? Money to sustain your household while you pursue your dream? Confidence to share your work with the world? I think often we feel like if that One Thing was in place, everything...
by Michelle Longo | Oct 14, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Ideas, Relatability, and So What Audre Lorde* said, “There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.” Your story about this, that, or the other has been told before. It’s also been felt a million different ways before. What you...
by Michelle Longo | Oct 7, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Are Routines the Answer? Since up-ending my entire life a few months ago, I’ve found that every routine I had has fallen apart. I go to the grocery store almost every day. I don’t leave the house for work anymore, so sometimes I don’t get dressed...
by Michelle Longo | Sep 30, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Writing as Respite When things are difficult, write. For many, it’s a rough time right now. Write, my friends, and let it heal you. Whether it be something extremely personal that you never show a soul, a response to what you see around you, a scathing op-ed or...
by Michelle Longo | Sep 23, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Where Have I Heard This Before? There’s a very fine line between relatable and trite. In fact, it’s so fine I think it’s actually blurred more often than not. If you’ve heard one toddler tantrum tale, you’ve heard them all, right? On many...
by Michelle Longo | Sep 16, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The Most Important Thing You can have all the tools in the world, but they mean nothing if you’re missing one critical element every writer needs: snacks. I live in a house with an 11-year-old, so there’s no shortage of snacks here. However, trapped in a...
