by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Out of time No, not you: you’ve still got plenty of time to join us! That’s the joy of the Hindsight 2020 series: you can hop in at any point along the way. No, this month we’re talking about chronology—the order of events in your story. Sometimes it...
by Rowan | Jul 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Anchors When you think of an anchor, what does that mean to you? Is it an object that holds you back, or one that keeps you grounded and safe? Can it be both? In this month’s technique-focused poetry slam we’re going to explore how time and place are used...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Bigger is better? We’ve been pretty stingy with words over the last few months. This month, we’re feeling a little more generous! Like, so generous! And it’s not just because our sample story originally came in at 2,700 words, at least 2,100 of which...
by Rowan | Jun 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’m counting on you. Okay, I didn’t pick this month’s poetry slam for all the puns, but I sure could have. I could use a little humor these days, don’t know about you. Anyway. So about June. I’ve been thinking a lot these days about...
by Rowan | May 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Where do you stand? In April we took away a lot of ways to add information to your story. In May, we’re giving them back… and then some, with a shift in your point of view. Ready? May’s assignment is: rewrite your story from a different point of...
by Rowan | May 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Roger. Copy that. Let’s talk tech. Technique, that is. Technique is about more than just copying a poem’s form, although we’ve been having a lot of fun doing that and building muscle memory while we’re at it. Technique is the building blocks to...
