by Christine Hanolsy | Jan 29, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
New story energy It’s funny, the things that inspire you to write. In my case, it was the January 20/20 Hindsight assignment. A short story turned into a novella and then into something that promises to be even bigger and better, and now that new story energy is...
by Asha Rajan | Jan 25, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Mastering your craft Last week there was a live-on-stage interview with David Suchet in my city that my lovely husband had acquired tickets for. Suchet is probably best known for his television and film portrayal of Hercule Poirot, but like so many of his compatriots...
by Rowan | Jan 24, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
What year is it anyway? I spent this week panicking because I thought all my February stuff needed to be done for YeahWrite. TURNS OUT, I’ve got a whole nother week to do that. Maybe it’s because the Year of the Rat actually starts tomorrow? WHO KNOWS....
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jan 22, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Manatee Me When I saw this photo, I knew I had to choose it. I have always wanted to see manatees but the few times I’ve been to Florida, I wasn’t in the places they frequent. In March, I’m going with my sister to West Palm Beach, which...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jan 18, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
See a Movie, then Write I have been going to a lot of movies over the past few months, after years of rarely seeing any. Writing a screenplay is obviously different from writing a short story, but you can get some interesting ideas from watching movies, like how time...
by Rowan | Jan 17, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Rituals Every morning I get up at way-too-early-for-the-West-Coast, because I have East Coast clients that want to have meetings at a reasonable time by their schedule. I hit snooze exactly once. The second time Lizzo informs me that she just took a DNA test, I turn...
