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Based on the posts submitted for yeah write #47, I have a few tips for those of you trying to either move up in the superfecta challenge or on the grid for yeah write #48.

Keeping in mind we all have around 50 blogs to read then vote on each week—and so many of the entries can get lost in the shuffle—these tips may help keep your entry on readers’ minds as they return to vote:

Watch your post length

When auditioning for a gig, professionals will usually sing a special, shorter arrangement of their chosen song. Attempting a full-length version could get them cut off by the judges then no one would hear their awesome ending high note. As long as a shorter, yeah write version of your normally full-length post has all the storytelling elements—conflict, climax, resolution—you won’t get cut off by your readers and we’ll read your awesomeness to the very end.

Don’t leave us hanging

After all the wonderful build up, excitement and anticipation, please don’t forget the big reveal. That can be so disappointing for those who stuck with you to the very end only to be rewarded with the sense you’re deliberately keeping something from us. Did you or did you not ever pay back your evil neighbor for stealing your Belgian waffle maker? We need to know and we promise not to call the police.

Don’t bury the lede

There is no such thing as a 500-word introduction. Get to the point early and often. Those of us who read each post on the grid will appreciate it. Everybody else will skim your post and forget they read it by voting time. I hate when that happens. Don’t let it happen to you.

Need more tips?

the yeah write Q & A series is here

FAQ

the original guide to writing a winning yeah write post

Thanks for listening, I hope this helps. Yeah write #48 opens Tuesday.

 

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