by Rowan | Jun 9, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Suck it in suck it in suck it in if you’re Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn The hook. The gotta. The lede. The so what. Whatever you call it, it’s the reason your readers keep reading. And guess what? It’s probably not the same reason that you keep...
by Rowan | Jun 2, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Scarlet Quill Society, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! In 2023 YeahWrite’s free workshop is going back to the basics with a focus on tropes, the sometimes imperceptible and often underrated building blocks of writing. Check out the bottom of this post (and every post) for...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 2, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Theme and variations I had the pleasure a couple weeks ago of hanging out with another parent while our kids were busy at a school activity together, and we got to talking about writing. First, let me confess that it’s taken me a long time to feel comfortable...
by Asha Rajan | May 26, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Words and words and words I’ve been reading (and writing) a lot of poetry recently. I love poetry. I love reading it and I love writing it. I also love cannibalising poetry techniques to use in my fiction and my creative nonfiction. You’ve probably heard...
by Arden Ruth | May 19, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Just Another… Frantic Friday As I write this, I’m staring down the barrel of another long weekend sitting at my desk, rather than enjoying the much needed cooler weather flowing into Seattle. It’s my third straight weekend of work, and I am tired,...
by Rowan | May 12, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Do not want Well, it’s not even mid-May and we’ve got our first “dangerous heat” warning. My garden, which I just! planted! last! week! is in mortal peril. The county is prepping the cooling centers for people living on the streets or without...
