by Christine Hanolsy | Jan 1, 2021 | Fiction|Poetry, Navigating Prompts, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
You are here There it is: the perfect prompt. A prompt that appeals to you in every way. A prompt that excites you so much that you can only hope to do it justice. Or maybe it’s the opposite. Maybe you’ve got 24 hours to respond to this prompt and no idea...
by Christine Hanolsy | Dec 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
The final piece This is it: the culmination of a year of work! We’ve looked at your stories and essays inside out and upside down; we’ve changed their shape, size, and even point of view. Whether you participated every month or you decided to pick and...
by Rowan | Dec 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Coda The last piece of music, the last stanza, the last closing remark. It’s December, and that means it’s time for the last poetry slam. This year we didn’t focus on forms as much as techniques – I hope everyone learned something to take away,...
by Rowan | Nov 8, 2020 | Classes, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Do what I tell you! Do you ever find yourself yelling that at the computer screen or notebook page, while your characters resolutely refuse to participate in the plot? Do your stories feel wooden when you’re done, even if the characters go where you tell them...
by Christine Hanolsy | Nov 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
What if? 2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year, and we’re sure we’re not the only ones wondering if we’ve slipped into an alternative timeline or parallel universe—or maybe wishing we had. “What if” sounds like the stuff of speculative...
by Christine Hanolsy | Nov 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Have you ever read a story, certain you know where it’s going, only to have the author take a sharp turn at the end? It’s like walking through the forest and suddenly coming upon a pristine mountain lake. A turn like this can open your eyes to an entirely...
