Weekly Writing Challenges: Nonfiction Archive
YeahWrite #380 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Action-packed Blockbuster! At least, I think that's what this week has been. Between trying to put to bed a client project with thirty pages of footnotes (yes, thirty. yes, just the notes. yes, send ice cream) and three commissioned projects, I've barely found time to...
YeahWrite #380 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Sugar High I am starting to come up for air after having a large family gathering at my house for the past six days. We always have a great time but of course it's hectic. On top of that I ate a lot of crap. My sister bakes a lot, so all the delicious cookies and pies...
Congratulations to the Round One winners at YeahWrite Super Challenge #9
Hey, folks. You want to know who's advancing to Round Two and I want to stop sweating into my keyboard, so let's get the administrative details out of the way fast, shall we? Once again, anything that went right is entirely due to our admin team's untiring work behind...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #380
My Life in Boxes I'm leaving New Jersey for good (no, for GREAT!) one week from the time I'm writing this. I packed all the mugs last night so it seemed there was no hope for coffee until I found the donation box in the living room that I'd procrastinated...
YeahWrite #379 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
Interesting Times Remember the old curse, "may you live in interesting times?" Lately it's felt like it goes with the adage "truth is stranger than fiction," amirite? I don't know, folks. I just want to make sure your writing isn't the first casualty of interesting...
YeahWrite #379 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Crowded House Things are about to get nutty around my house, what with parents, sister, nieces and nephews all crashing here for five days. I did the obligatory Costco run so I'd have huge volumes of fruits and snacks. I don't know how to be more ready than that! I...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #379
The Great Book Debate In the process of moving house and moving toward a more minimalist lifestyle, I've found books to be a real sticking point for me. On the one hand, they're BOOKS. On the other hand, they are really heavy. Anyone who has moved before...
Super Challenge #9 Round 1 is Underway!
Hey, crew, welcome to Super Challenge #9! We've got thrills, chills and spills headed your way, so hang tight and... and you know what? Actually we don't. We've mostly got good, solid prompts, followed by feedback you can actually use. You know: the stuff that matters...
YeahWrite #378 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners
Low Fidelity If you weren't a music nerd back in the day, the high fidelity / low fidelity (hifi) split probably doesn't ring any bells. On the other hand, it might in your writing. Are you a high fidelity writer, focused on one piece at a time, polishing and...
YeahWrite #378 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
When Am I? I'm on summer break with no kids in school and also a husband who has taken a couple of weeks off. Practically speaking, that means it's hard to even remember what day of the week it is. Every day is sleep until you wake up. This is good but also...