Weekly Writing Challenges: Microprose Archive
yeah write #160 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings!We’re turning to The Carpenters for this week’s ultimate question. This song has been stuck in my head since the gargleblaster started.Why do birds suddenly appear?Give us your answer in 42 words. We know you all know the next line in the song....
yeah write #159 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners
Greetings, Earthlings!You really stepped up your game this week. Your responses were some of the most creative and thoughtful we’ve seen so far. We are constantly blown away by your enthusiasm and willingness to jump in feet first!Now that the gargleblaster is over...
yeah write #159 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Greetings, Earthlings!Thanks for another thrilling 12 hours! We closed the grid early again this week, thanks in part to ten - yes, TEN - gargleblaster virgins.That means almost a quarter of you are brand-new to this particular challenge. Welcome! We applaud your...
yeah write #159 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings!It's time for another round of gargleblasters! How's everyone feeling? Last week you really stepped up your game, even with only 24 hours to post after the grid opened. We're betting you can pull it off again. Time is on your side. (See...
yeah write #159 weekly writing challenge kickoff: trimming tips, gargleblaster prompt, family free, badges
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...
yeah write #158 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners
Greetings, Earthlings!I don’t know about you, but this week’s flurry of posting, reading, commenting and voting left me a little breathless. We sped the challenge up a bit, as you know. How did it work for you? Your editors want to know.And now that the gargleblaster...
yeah write #158 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Greetings, Earthlings!Even with an accelerated schedule, you came through. Well done! Thanks for hanging on while we experimented. We ended up not quite filling the grid this week due to a couple of eliminations -- we meant it when we said family-free, folks! Voting...
yeah write #158 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings!You people sure take your challenges seriously. You’ve probably noticed that the gargleblaster grid has consistently hit its max of 42 entries by mid-Monday. After some thought, we’ve decided to adjust the schedule a bit.From here on out, we’ll...
yeah write #158 weekly writing challenge kickoff: farewell to Gabriel García Márquez, family-free month, birthday presents, gargleblaster prompt, badges
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 things we...
yeah write #157 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster winners
What a dark and mysterious crew we have aboard this ship! It seems this week’s ultimate question brought out all the ghosts and stalkers that have been lurking behind closed doors. You’d almost forget it’s supposed to be springtime. I think a few prizes will bring...