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Plant those seeds
You ever find that you’ve got a great idea for a story or an essay, but you just can’t make it work? Don’t dump those thoughts; plant them in the back of your mind and let them germinate. Check on them every now and then to see if they’ve budded new leaves or flowers. Give ’em some fertilizer – a little bit of new perspective or feedback can really help them grow. Sometimes all a good idea needs is a little time to put down roots. Let it bloom, prune it back, and pretty soon you’ve got a beautiful little flower that’s perfectly formed and ready for the grid.
Focus on fiction
Since spring is in the air, we’re falling head over heels for romance. But writing a real romance story is more than just writing about love. Check out our focus on fiction post to learn the ins and outs of this popular genre.
May poetry slam
Did April’s drottkvaetts have you tied up in knots? You might find blank verse a welcome relief. No rhymes to worry about, just rhythms. Your blank verse poem must scan, but it does not need to rhyme. Need a refresher on scansion? It’s all there in the poetry slam post.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Bring us your personal essays and creative nonfiction!
The nonfiction challenge grid opens on Monday at midnight EDT. This is the best place on the ‘net to showcase your best writing. Make us laugh, make us cry, make us think, and above all: make us care.
Is fiction more your thing?
The fiction|poetry grid opens on Tuesday. Grab a mic and join our monthly poetry slam, or check out our new focus on fiction! The coffeehouse is the place to go to keep up on these special events.
This week’s ultimate question: What happened to the wagon?
The gargleblaster microstory challenge opens on Wednesday. Your microstory must answer the ultimate question in exactly 42 words. You may also use it to inspire your submission to the nonfiction or fiction|poetry grids.
Tips for your microstories
This week’s question requires only two things for a good answer: a wagon, be it of the covered, station, little red or any other sort; and something indicating a change in its condition. The wagon might be gone, it might be altered in some way, but something changed. What was it? Please note that whatever happened to the wagon happened in the past.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Winners’ round-up
In case you missed them, you can find last week’s yeah write staff picks and crowd favorites all laid out for you on Friday’s winners’ post. Leave the winners some love in the comments. They will love you right back, we guarantee it.
The weekend’s not over: the moonshine grid is still open. Have something to add? Old posts and new are welcome. No moderation, no voting. It’s a laid-back relaxed kind of place. Drop by, share your work, and while you’re there, visit your fellow yeah writers.
Don’t forget, the yeah write coffeehouse is open 24/7. Need a writing partner? Want to talk about writing or just hang out with other yeah writers? C’mon over. Head barista Nate serves up a couple shots of espresso every week, specially formulated to get your creative juices flowing. Grab a chair and start chatting up your neighbors![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
How yeah write works
We’ve got three competitive challenge grids — nonfiction, fiction|poetry and microstories. They are all moderated. Submissions which do not meet our submission guidelines will not be passed through to the voting grid.
You can learn more about yeah write in our FAQ.
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