by Michelle Longo | Jul 9, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I Think I Feel a Lesson Coming On I have some writing hang ups, just like everyone else. A few professional editors have read my manuscript, and they’ve all said the same thing: the overabundance of thought verbs is really annoying. One particular editor noted...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 2, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Every New Beginning Comes from some other beginning’s end. (You’ve probably noticed I often think in song lyrics.) I don’t know if I hate endings so much because I’m not a fan of change or the sadness that comes with the finality of things...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 25, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I’m Giving You an Assignment My son just finished up the school year, and he was given a packet of homework – math – to complete over the summer. Me, being the super cool mom that I am, have been joking around that he needs to do the packet by next...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 18, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
How to Write I’m a big believer in beginning where you are. If you know where you are and where you want to be, you can set forth on a path to reach that goal. Even when you have the same end goal as everyone in the room, your current position – based on...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 11, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Crookneck Squash When I’m pressed for time and deadlines loom, I like to procrastinate by reading random things I wrote years ago. While casually wasting time yesterday, I found a charming sentence I concocted involving crookneck squash. I haven’t thought...
by Michelle Longo | Jun 4, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Is it Sunday again already? Memorial Day, a federal holiday here in the US, was last Monday, so most people had the day off from work. That made it a short week at my day job. I don’t know about you, but short weeks somehow always feel longer than regular weeks...
