by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 27, 2014 | badges, Challenge, gargleblaster, Kickoff, Microprose, YeahWrite
E.B. White wrote in Elements of Style:Vigorous writing is concise. … This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.It’s true that it takes extra time to...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 20, 2014 | badges, Challenge, gargleblaster, Kickoff, Microprose, YeahWrite
Living to tell the taleThis week at yeah write, we’re celebrating the life of the great Gabriel García Márquez who passed away this week at age 87. We won’t drown you in pithy quotes or long reviews —you can get that by Googling—but here are a few...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 13, 2014 | badges, Challenge, gargleblaster, Kickoff, Microprose, YeahWrite
The cake has been eaten, the confetti swept up, and the balloons disposed of in a sustainable, earth-friendly manner. That’s right, folks, the party is over and it’s back to business as usual. At yeah write, this means that the challenge grid will return...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 6, 2014 | badges, Challenge, Kickoff, YeahWrite
This week has been like a kaleidoscope. Every time I think I see a pattern, it changes. It’s rather exhilarating, of course, and I’m looking forward to the next wild light show. Normally we’d reprint the jury prize winner from last week’s yeah write...
by Christine Hanolsy | Mar 30, 2014 | badges, Challenge, gargleblaster, Kickoff, Microprose, YeahWrite
We know, we promised to include the most recent challenge winner’s entry in this kickoff post, but there’s so much going on we just ran out of room! If you haven’t already, please go read this week’s challenge winner: Memoir of a Gay Date by Bill Dameron at The...
by Christine Hanolsy | Mar 23, 2014 | badges, Challenge, Kickoff, YeahWrite
The Sunday kick-off post is back! yeah write #153 winner: Diana of A Southward Tide A while back, you asked us to include the most recent winner’s post in its entirety as part of the Sunday kickoff. This week’s winner is Diana of A Southward Tide, whose deeply...
