by Michelle Longo | Aug 7, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Something about life and lemons I’m sure it’s actually based on a series of choices I’ve made, but I like to blame the universe for my current predicament: No one pays me to write only what I want to write. That...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 31, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Confession I’m going to be brutally honest with you: Right now, I’m not feeling it. I should have written this post hours ago. But after a crazy couple of days in what has proven to be a crazy couple of weeks, I...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 24, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Whys and hows. I’m working on a book proposal. I’ve been giving much consideration to why I’m writing a memoir and what makes me different from anyone else with a similar story. Without that specific end goal, the...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 17, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Your writing practice You’re exploring what writing means to you. You’re calling yourself a writer. This is good. What’s next? What’s next is you write. You need to practice. You need to try new things, some...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 10, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Maybe someday? Last week we were talking about how we identify ourselves. I often hear people say they want to be a writer. (Fine. FINE. I still say it, too.) The implication is that we are not writers now. It’s just a...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 3, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How do you identify? When it comes to your writing, how do you see yourself? Do you call it your hobby? If someone asks what you do, do you say your career first and then throw in that you “write sometimes?” Do you refer...
