Good Grief, Y’all
As I write this, more hurricanes are swirling and things are still burning. It’s kind of hard to do anything right now without acknowledging all that’s happening. It’s hard to do anything because of all that’s happening. We hope you and yours are safe.
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we’ve got another new offering here at YeahWrite. On October 7, 2017, at 10:00 AM EDT, Rowan will be leading a class called Summaries for Pitch and Page. In this class, you’ll learn how to write an engaging summary of your work for your title page, back cover, or submission. You need to be able to succinctly tell someone about your piece in such a way that you don’t reveal too much or too little. Your summary is also the basis for your elevator pitch. Interested? Learn more about Summaries for Pitch and Page here. If you can’t make it but otherwise would sign up, let us know in comments so we can try to schedule another one.
And speaking of letting us know stuff, what other resources are you looking for? Tell us what kind of classes would be most helpful to you. As we work on expanding our services, knowing what would be most beneficial to our community is key. No sense in creating a class that no one will attend, right? Leave us a comment or send us an email!
YeahWrite Super Challenge
Congrats to Laura Neill, the winner of Super Challenge #5 and to Trish Tuthill and Sarah Grey on their runner-up finishes! We’re already gearing up for Super Challenge #6 where we’re returning to the land of fiction. Register today and be sure to sign up for our email blast so you don’t miss out on any announcements for the YeahWrite Super Challenge.
Bring us your personal essays and creative nonfiction!
The Nonfiction Challenge grid opens on Monday at midnight EST. 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.
Nonfiction Know-How: Tutorials
How often have you heard “the best way to learn a thing is to teach it?” This month’s Nonfiction Know-How focuses on a specific type of essay – tutorials – and how to show the lessons beneath the lessons to your audience. Get your Nonfiction Know-How right here.
Is fiction more your thing?
The Fiction|Poetry Challenge grid opens on Tuesday. Grab a mic and join our monthly poetry slam or 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 announce a sentence prompt from last week’s winning nonfiction post. It’s your job to use that prompt in your story or poem in some way. Feel free to use it as your first sentence, move it somewhere else, change it, or float it down to other territories.
This week’s prompt up comes from… well, this is awkward… my post Promises: I wasn’t my father. I was responsible.
September Poetry Slam: Sijo
What poem blends the best elements of haiku, sonnet, and ballad? The Korean form called sijo! Busy with back-to-school? Don’t worry. It’s also short! Learn to write a 3-6 line, 40-50 syllable poem – with a twist – in this month’s slam.
Winners’ Round-Up
In case you missed them, you can find last week’s YeahWrite 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 yeah write Weekend Writing Showcase 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.
About the author:
Michelle submitted her first entry to YeahWrite in March 2012 and they haven’t been able to get rid of her since. After nearly 20 years in the insurance/employee benefits industry, she decided to give it all up to pursue writing full time. Her work has been featured on The Huffington Post and xoJane, as well as several local sites near her northern NJ home. She blogs at Michelle Longo.
