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Melting…
You know those super annoying people who complain about the weather all the time? It’s too hot. It’s too cold. It’s too windy. It’s allergy season. There are too many bees or flies or mosquitos. It’s snowing. It’s raining. ARGGGHHH! They are the worst, amirite?
Hey, guess what? I’m one of them. You guys, it’s so hot right now I just can’t anymore. I’m in NJ, where it isn’t even as hot as some of the other places but, good grief! Then I started thinking about how in three months it’s going to be so cold I will want to wrap myself in quilts until the end of time. There will be plenty to complain about in the meantime, such as the aforementioned leaves, allergies, bugs, and more that I haven’t even though of yet.
The worst part is that it’s a distraction. I can’t write when my head is full of complaints! So this week, I’m vowing to banish these distracting thoughts and get back to the business of writing. How about you? What nonsense are you letting stand in your way and what are you going to do about it?
Yeah write super challenge!!!
The final round of our first nonfiction super challenge ended last week, and our contestants eagerly await the results! Stay tuned to the announcements page this week. Good luck to all our remaining contestants!
Did you miss out on registration? The next super challenge coming this fall will be for all you fictioneers out there so don’t miss out on any announcements. Sign up for our mailer today! We promise not to spam you.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
The basics
Yeah write gives you two competitive challenge grids — nonfiction and fiction|poetry — both of which are unmoderated. Everyone gets to the voting round on Thursday. (Remember, your post must be dated appropriately, not be offensive to our audience, and cannot be over word count.) Got a question? E-mail us, tweet us, ping us on Facebook, or visit our online community, the yeah write coffeehouse. You can learn more about yeah write in our FAQ. Please make sure you are familiar with our submission guidelines before you enter. We don’t have a lot of rules, but we do enforce them across the board. We’d hate to see anyone get disqualified by a technicality.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Bring us your personal essays and creative nonfiction!
The nonfiction challenge grid opens on Monday at midnight ET. 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 check out our weekly prompt up!
Prompt up!
Prompt up is our optional weekly writing prompt for the fiction|poetry challenge! Here’s how it works: we choose a sentence prompt from last week’s winning nonfiction post and announce it in the kickoff. It’s your job to use that prompt as the first sentence in your poem or story and then run with it. The prompt is just a springboard, though: feel free to keep it as your first sentence, move it, change it, or float down it to other territories.
In her post Mornings and Mom, Amy steers us through a volatile living situation. This week’s prompt up taken from her unsettling post is: You might wake her.
Wait! Where’s the nonfiction know-how and poetry slam?
For the next two months, we’re taking some time off from our nonfiction know-how and poetry slams to focus on the super challenge. However, you can always check out our archives if you’re needing a little more inspiration this week. Happy writing![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][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.
Weekend writing showcase
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. Just leave your commercial or sponsored posts at home. Drop by, share your work, and while you’re there, visit your fellow yeah writers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
