Weekly Writing Challenges: Microprose Archive
yeah write #157 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Greetings, Earthlings! It was another gangbuster week at the gargleblaster. The grid closed in under 14 hours, but you hardly seemed to notice: a number of brave folks hitchhiked along in the comments. If you’re looking for a little chaser, swing on over and read a...
yeah write #157 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings! Did you know that the UK has a National Flash Fiction Day? Neither did I, but I came across a reference to it while looking for tips on micro-writing. Published in The Guardian in 2012, this article by David Gaffney is geared towards writing...
yeah write #157 weekly writing challenge kickoff: business as usual, gargleblaster prompt, family free reminder, badges
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 to moderated...
gargleblaster at yeah write #156 winners
Greetings, Earthlings! Can you believe it? We had 42 fabulous gargleblasters in about 14 hours this week! This particular editor had a really hard time narrowing down her votes, and from what I heard on the grapevine, I wasn't the only one. In the end, only one vote...
yeah write #156 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Voting is now open for the gargleblaster challenge Greetings, Earthlings! Last week the grid closed in fewer than 24 hours. This week, the grid closed in about 14 hours. Holy. Cow. We wanted the gargleblaster to be fast and furious, and it seems like you all are down...
yeah write #156 weekly writing challenge: the gargleblaster challenge is open
Greetings, Earthlings! Last week your submissions ranged from the super personal to the wildly abstract. It’s definitely amazing how many different directions you took it. Didn’t get a chance to read them all? They’re still there - swing by the winners post and take a...
yeah write #155 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster inaugural winners!
Greetings, Earthlings! Wow. You gargleblasted your way out of the galaxy, people. We had 42 entries in less than 36 hours. Talk about amazing! Speaking of which, we know you're all waiting to learn who found the perfect 42-word answer to the Ultimate Question: What's...
yeah write #155 weekly writing challenge: gargleblaster voting is open
Voting is now open for the first-ever gargleblaster challenge Greetings, Earthlings! Something about this challenge must have tickled your fancy since we hit our maximum of 42 submissions early Tuesday morning. We here at yeah write are over the moon! It was a...
yeah write #155 weekly writing challenge: the very first gargleblaster challenge is open!
Ready, set, go! I’m going to level with you: I love micro-fiction. Something about working within the confines of a very small box really appeals to me. How creative can I be with only so much room to stretch my literary legs? It’s not easy; really, it isn’t. That...
yeah write #155 weekly writing challenge kickoff: three awesome things: birthdays, ‘blasters and badges
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...