Weekly Writing Challenges: Nonfiction Archive
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #432
Summertime Writing When I was younger, summer was a great time for writing for me. I had some free time on my hands and a little more room in my brain for thinking. Now, summer is filled with working and parenting. For the past two weeks, I've been traveling - first I...
YeahWrite #431 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
Summer days Hey, YeahWriters, Christine here! I know that our Southern hemisphere friends are curling up in front of fireplaces and heaters, waiting for the ever-lengthening days to bring back the sun. But here at YeahWrite, most of the editors are taking some time to...
YeahWrite #431 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Don't Pick Me My parents, sisters, and their kids are descending on my house Thursday for a long weekend. These family reunions are so much fun, in a chaotic kind of way. Of course, the day before they arrive, I was summoned for jury duty. I've never been picked...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #431
Mission Possible We're past the half way mark for 2019 (yes, that sobbing noise you're hearing is coming from me) and it's time to revisit your writing goals from the beginning of the year. How many of your writing goals have you achieved so far? Have you been...
YeahWrite #430 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
I'll be back... If you're as old as me, you probably hear that in Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice. If you're not, you have no idea what I'm talking about, do you? Well, after this winners' post, I'm taking off for an entire week. That's right, you won't have me to kick...
YeahWrite #430 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Empty Nester My older son just left for a business trip to Israel and my younger son is in California with his cousin so I'm an empty nester, at least for the next few days. It's strange after having such a bustling household over the last year. Not to worry though....
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #430
Yeah, Book! Earlier this week, I went to a friend's book launch party here in Boston. It's always exciting to see a writer friend publish their first book, in his case a memoir, but this event was especially meaningful because I met Bill Dameron here at YeahWrite back...
YeahWrite #429 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
It's complicated Some of my complicated relationship with fireworks comes from growing up in the desert, where we routinely had wildfires that would result in friends staying with you for a week or two while they waited to see if their house would burn down. Some of...
YeahWrite #429 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
She's Baaaack Did you guys miss me? I took a few weeks off, in case you didn't notice, and spent the last ten days in Northern California wine country! Ahhh, it's so nice there, I already want to go back. Of course, it's exciting to be back at YeahWrite, especially...
Year of Fearless Writing – So what do you write?
Welcome to the Year of Fearless Writing! You write. I mean, that's why you're here. But how often do you say "I'm a writer?" And what's the difference between "I write" and "I'm a writer" anyway? Over the last five years, YeahWrite--besides being a great place to...
