Weekly Writing Challenges: Nonfiction Archive
YeahWrite #584 Weekly Writing Challenge
Random A friend recently said that if they were ever on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? they would use other writers as their lifeline because they always know random facts. It made me laugh. I'm not sure I'd be as well rounded as other potential lifelines, but the...
YeahWrite #583 Weekly Writing Challenge
If you want to learn, teach When the world was young and dinosaurs roamed the Earth (only ever so slightly hyperbolic), I did a teaching degree. I didn't really know what I was doing, but I was eager and energetic and young. I didn't teach in schools for very long --...
YeahWrite #582 Weekly Writing Challenge
Finish something As writers we're always tempted by new ideas. By inspiration. By the next book around the corner. By that pile of unread books on the nightstand. We like to start things. This week I'm dropping a new challenge, inspired by a conversation I had with a...
The Scarlet Quill Society: Pulling Weeds
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! This year at YeahWrite our free workshop focuses on everything BUT the writing, with an editorial series that'll take the words right out of your mouth and put them on the page. Of course, we're also including some tips on...
YeahWrite #581 Weekly Writing Challenge
Building better worlds As many of you know, I write science fiction and fantasy. I read science fiction and fantasy, and I prefer to watch it on TV. I have friends who don't get it - they'd rather read and write about real people, places, and events. That's just fine,...
YeahWrite #580 Weekly Writing Challenge
Heightened senses I’ve heard of writers needing to listen to a specific genre of music to get into the writing zone. I’ve heard of writers creating playlists to listen to in order to get into the mindset of a specific character. I’ve even heard of writers assigning...
YeahWrite #579 Weekly Writing Challenge
New highs - case numbers and procrastination For the first time during this pandemic, the state I live in is beginning to feel the pinch of high case numbers. We've been incredibly fortunate to date, and the combination of excellent management and natural geographical...
YeahWrite #578 Weekly Writing Challenge
You Can't Handle The Truth I am a paralegal by day, and in a couple of weeks, I head off to Portland for my very first trial. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, but luckily I'm too busy preparing to really feel anxious about it. I'm not sure what to expect...
The Scarlet Quill Society: Developmental Edits
But first, an important announcement This month's meeting of the Scarlet Quill society will not be held on the Second Sunday as usual, because that's Mother's Day in the US and we want to make sure everyone has a chance to eat brunch with their mom (or kids) if that's...
YeahWrite #577 Weekly Writing Challenge
Comfort Watch When I get stressed I have trouble taking in new media. In the past (mumble) years the only new media I've watched is: Fury Road, The Old Guard, Our Flag Means Death. Yeah. That's it. When I'm stressed out I reach for the tropes I know, the comfort...
