by Rowan | May 1, 2017 | Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
“It’s not a journal entry, it’s a personal essay.” That’s something I say a lot when I’m making edits. Also this: “Your essay needs to be more than a list of events interspersed with your feels.” What’s the...
by Rowan | May 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
All right, poets, it’s your turn. April was National Poetry Month, so this month instead of a slam we’re going to talk about how to read and critique all that work you generated for your #poemaday before you unleash it on an unsuspecting Internet. Or, if...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Ever hear “it’s better to give than receive?” Well, in the case of criticism, it’s certainly easier to give than receive. For part two of what turned into a two part post because when have I ever not been long-winded, I’m going to dive...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Editor’s note: Hey, gang. In lieu of a poetry slam this month I’m giving you a special treat: a look into the brain of our original micro grid editor, Christine! Christine started writing micros back at the old Trifecta challenge and when YeahWrite decided...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Enough about writing; let’s talk about reading. For this month’s nonfiction knowhow, I want you to take a little break from your own writing. I’m always harping on how being a better reader will make you a better writer. But how do you become a...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Big changes are in the air for yeah write. That’s why I want to get back to the basics this month. The basics of poetry, that is. It’s been almost two years since we first delved into blank verse for a poetry slam, and while I’d like to pretend all...
