Weekly Writing Challenges: Nonfiction Archive
yeah write weekly writing challenge #241: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Well, other than the rolls being entirely raw in the middle, it was a pretty good Thanksgiving. My dad even complimented my scalloped sweet potatoes. Although it's hard not to like a vegetable made mostly of sugar, drowned in cream,...
yeah write #241 weekly writing challenge is open for popular voting: nonfiction, fiction|poetry and microstories
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vote for your favorite nonfiction, fiction and microstories here Holy unmoderated last week of November, Batman! Whether you're reading peacefully at your desk, stuck at work, or hiding in the bathroom from...
yeah write #241 weekly writing challenge is open for personal essays and mostly true stories
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Thanks for writing Yes, thanks for writing. I mean that in more ways than one. Every day, I drive down the hill on Route 229 to a small river valley before heading east to the college town where I work. It's a beautiful drive and I...
yeah write #241 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Take a break It's Thanksgiving week here in the US, and you know what we're thankful for? Unmoderated grids. That's right: this week, all of our challenge grids will be unmoderated. That means no separate submissions and voting...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #240: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hey there, campers! Whatever, you guys. It's summer in half the world, and that means camping and sunlight and roasting marshmallows. For me, I'm just as happy to put my marshmallows in the fireplace and cuddle up with a blanket, but...
shake it up, baby! yeah write’s nomo writing challenge 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Twist and shout! Nothing like a groovy Beatles tune to get me dancing. You know what else is groovy? Yeah write's November writing challenge is almost two-thirds over, and we shook up the rowmies today, just for fun. In fact, your...
yeah write #240 weekly writing challenge is open for popular voting: nonfiction, fiction|poetry and microstories
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vote for your favorite nonfiction, fiction and microstories here Holy smokes, you guys. If you're a NoMo'er and you're still hanging in there, pat yourself on the back. If a lot of life happened and you had to take a couple days...
yeah write #240 weekly writing challenge is open for personal essays and mostly true stories
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] "Sad" is a teeny-tiny word Want readers to care about what you've written? Invest in details. Be specific. It isn't enough to write that you are "sad" because your girlfriend left you. Writing that you've been on the couch, wearing...
yeah write #240 weekly writing challenge kickoff
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Writers' high I am just coming down off of a week-long writing binge, and I feel great. Eight hours a day of solid writing time? What more could you ask for? On the other hand--don't everyone yell at once--there's more to life than...
yeah write weekly writing challenge #239: popular vote winners and editors’ picks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I spent most of today in a coffee shop. It's a wonderful little place, just around the corner from my house. They have wifi, and they make all their own flavors for the coffee (maple latte? pumpkin spice? honey lavender? salted...