Come on Eileen
I feel like it’s kind of remiss to not mention that you should wash your hands and your phone and your keyboard. Because even if COVID-19 can be sung to the tune of Come On Eileen that doesn’t mean it’s not scary. Related: folks, remember not to say “it only kills the young, elderly, and immunocompromised.” You don’t know if that’s someone you’re talking to or in front of.
In the meantime, wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds (that is, the chorus length of most popular songs, twice) and cough into your elbow while you vote.
Besides the popular vote, we also have the option of handing out an editorial staff pick to any post on our grids. Picks are based on writing quality, how successful the author is in conveying information, and just plain style. The great part is that we don’t have a finite number of picks to hand out. That means that if two, three, five, or even all the works on one grid are fantastic, we can give them all kudos- and we’d love to, so keep that great work coming!
On weeks when we don’t award a staff pick, keep an extra close eye on the Roundup. That’s our rundown of trends we see from week to week. We try to highlight the good stuff and point out problems that more than one writer is struggling with. There’s probably a handy tip in there for you right now, so check it out!
Once you’re done reading through the Roundup, keep scrolling down to check out who won the popular vote on both grids. If you earned the highest number of votes in any challenge, you are this week’s Crowd Favorite! If you came in first, second or third, you get “Top Three” honors. Grab your badge from our sidebar!
Looking for your badge? Both grids have the same Winner, Editorial Staff Pick, and Top Three badges. It doesn’t clutter up our sidebar, and they’ll still look pretty on yours!
Rowan’s Roundup: YeahWrite Weekly Writing Challenge #464
Hey, friends. It’s a Super Challenge week which means we’re all exhausted. I mean, me too. So I want to go back to an old lesson and talk about how we get from a journal entry to an essay. Got stuff hanging around? You could easily revive it! Looking for an idea? Odds are you have something practically written already. Come join us. Don’t leave Katie hangin’. 😀
So! New month, new prompt. This month has two prompts, a structural and a content prompt. Here’s the secret: neither one should feel tacked on. So this week’s prompt, the two word sentence? We were looking for a sentence that could stand alone. It needed to not be dependent on the followup. And the phlebotomist? If they could have been replaced with a ham sandwich without much change to the story, that wasn’t going to win a lot of points toward that coveted staff pick either. Don’t forget: if a competition gives you a definition or link, use it. That’s what they’re looking for!
That’s it for this week! If you’re lost in the middle of the grid and wondering how you can get a little more feedback on your posts, check out our membership perks! If you’re more the self-help type, remember to scroll through our writing help section for tips and tricks. Even if a post isn’t directed at your favorite grid, there’s probably a handy hint for you in there anyway! Everybody: before you go, please take some time to leave your favorites a little love in the comments, and don’t forget, next week’s challenges kick off at midnight tonight!
Congratulations to the Crowd Favorites at YeahWrite #464
The thumbnails are now sorted in order of most votes to fewest. Ties in the overall number of votes are broken by number of editor votes. Congratulations if you’re at or near the top! Writing well is hard work, and we’re honored you’ve chosen us this week to showcase your entry. If you’re at or near the bottom, don’t be discouraged. You’re in the right community for learning and growing as a writer, and we are always available with resources for those who ask nicely. To our readers and voters: thank you! See you next week.
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Rowan submitted exactly one piece of microfiction to YeahWrite before being consumed by the editorial darkside. She spent some time working hard as our Submissions Editor before becoming YeahWrite’s Managing Editor in 2016. She was a BlogHer Voice of the Year in 2017 for her work on intersectional feminism, but she suggests you find and follow WOC instead. In real life she’s been at various times an attorney, aerialist, professional knitter, artist, graphic designer (yes, they’re different things), editor, secretary, tailor, and martial artist. It bothers her vaguely that the preceding list isn’t alphabetized, but the Oxford comma makes up for it. She lives in Portlandia with a menagerie which includes at least one other human. She tells lies at textwall and uncomfortable truths at CrossKnit.
