by Rowan | Jan 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
New Year’s Evolutions Like an inspiration-type Pokemon, YeahWrite occasionally evolves. This year, that means the Nonfiction Know-how is retiring in favor of its evolved form: the Technique Toolbox. “TnT” is a more dynamite acronym than NfKn anyway....
by Rowan | Jan 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Writing Help
Well, it’s 2018, and the best proof of that is how many times I’m going to scribble out “2017” as I write the date. I keep thinking I’ll get it right one of these years, but so far no luck. In the spirit of both “making old things...
by Rowan | Dec 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Writing Help, YeahWrite
2017 has been a year of dramatic highs and lows for most of us. Whether it’s a personal or a universal joy or tragedy, one of the best ways to communicate emotion and stimulate empathy is with poetry. So instead of picking out a December “assignment”...
by Rowan | Dec 1, 2017 | Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
It’s December, y’all. We’ve got a couple more birthdays and holidays left before the true end of the year, but if you’re anything like me you’re already starting to write about 2017 in the past tense. It’s been a year of fierce joy...
by Rowan | Nov 1, 2017 | Nonfiction, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’ve got rhythm How many songs say that? A whole lot. But as a writer you need rhythm too. Rhythm is what keeps our writing from feeling stale. How many times have you sat down to read a 500 word essay and felt that it was interminable, but a 5,000 word story...
by Rowan | Nov 1, 2017 | Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’m always on the lookout for a little poetry in life. I love P.W. Norris’ 19th century description of Yellowstone almost as much as I love the waterfalls themselves: Some of these streams descend by beautiful cascades or in dark narrow cañons, and others,...
