by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 24, 2016 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! I’m a fantasy writer, more or less. In my world(s), names have power. I put a lot of thought into choosing and even creating names that mean something–to me, if not to the reader. But we all do...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 21, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What’s in a name? Names are important—not just for people and places, but for things. Are you using the right word at the right time? Rowan talked about this in her voting post last week—which you all read, of course—but it...
by Rowan | Feb 19, 2016 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I don’t often post-mortem the grids. Not publicly, I mean. It’s not fair, right? I have access to all the inside information. J/K there’s no inside information- the editors read every piece with an eye to skill,...
by Rowan | Feb 17, 2016 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vote for your favorite nonfiction, fiction and microstories here Balance. It’s not just what keeps you from falling over (well, most of the time), it’s an important ingredient in writing. For example, I love things like...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 17, 2016 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! Time is what’s weighing on my mind this week. How about you? I took a day off from work on Monday, and now I’m paying for it. My inbox is overflowing, my to-do list just keeps getting longer, I am...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 14, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [Insert witty introduction here] So I’m sitting here on my lunch break trying to come up with something new and interesting and compelling to say, and it’s just not happening. Instead I start a sonnet, scratch out 400...