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Speaking up
Last week, I lost a reader for the first time—in public anyway. I was disappointed, of course, but I can say that it was easier than I thought to let it go and not feel my usual sense of guilt or shame. I wrote what I believed to be true, an honest appraisal of the U.S. political landscape—which is to say, my opinion of the presidential race. I wasn’t shaking my fist at clouds over something that had little consequence.
Writing an opinion piece or commentary on a volatile topic can be intimidating. I do my best to back up assertions with facts, but not all assertions can be measured. I don’t really know what Donald Trump will do if he becomes president. I don’t really know if voting third-party will affect Hillary Clinton’s chances. But I can speak from my own experience, fears, wishes, beliefs. And where facts are known, if I want to be persuasive, I better assess their relevance, evaluate the source (pro tip: Breitbart is not an objective source), and cite them accurately.
It’s no fun to lose a reader but that is the price you pay for sharing an opinion. It’s a price I’m willing to pay.
Yeah write super challenge #2
There are only a few more days left to register for our next super challenge which is for all you flash fictioneers out there! Make sure to register and send over your payment by 11:59pm ET on Wednesday, October 5. All you need to know about the contest and registration can be found here. We are so excited to get this one started and hope you are too![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Nonfiction know-how: tension
For this month’s nonfiction know-how we’re going to focus on tension. There are two basic reasons that people continue reading a thing they’ve started. One is that they’re curious about something, and the other is that they’re worried about something. Curiosity is a large part of what drives humorous writing; worry is what drives suspenseful writing. I’ll let Rowan tell you the rest.
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Is this your first time here? Check out Sunday’s post which kicked off the week here at yeah write. Our email subscribers can also join us in the yeah write coffeehouse at its home on Facebook. If you’ve never taken the time to read them, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our submission guidelines. The rules are a little different for each of our challenges and we’d hate to have to send back great writing on a technicality.
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How to submit and fully participate in the challenge
Basic yeah write guidelines: 1000 word limit; your entry can be dated no earlier than this past Sunday; nonfiction personal essay, creative opinion piece or mostly true story based on actual events.
1. In the sidebar of this week’s post, please grab the code beneath the nonfiction badge and paste it into the HTML view of your entry
2. Follow the Inlinkz instructions after clicking “add your link” to upload your entry to this week’s challenge grid
3. Your entry should appear immediately on the grid if you don’t receive an error message
4. Please make the rounds to read all the entries in this week’s challenge
5. Consider turning off moderated comments and CAPTCHA on your own blog
Submissions for this week’s challenges will close on Wednesday at 10pm ET. Voting will then open immediately thereafter and close on Thursday at 10pm ET. The winners, as always, will be celebrated on Friday.
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