by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 15, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Under Pressure I don’t know about you, but I put a lot of pressure on myself to produce exquisite work. If what I create is less than stellar, I mentally flog myself. This is not necessarily a useful mental habit, but hey, I’m working on lightening up on...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 14, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
The Road to Hell You know how Stephen King famously said that he believes the road to hell is paved with adverbs? Well I think it’s paved with adjectives. (Actually, I think it’s probably just black top, but that’s neither here nor there.) His point...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 9, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Whining I just returned from a week in wine country and now I’m whining because I want to live there right now! Even so, it’s good to be home and sleep in my very own bed. It’s also good to jump back in to YeahWrite! Let’s do it. Popular...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 8, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Accountability Check Hey y’all! Remember two weeks ago I said I was trying something new with my writing? My big plan was to spend ten minutes every day physically writing with a pen and a piece of paper. I was hopeful that this would kick start some creativity,...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 7, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Go Beyond a Day in the Life If you read last week’s winners post, you might already know what I’m going to say. (You did read it, right?). In her Roundup, Rowan talked about how a personal essay must go beyond a diary entry. Since it’s such good...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 2, 2017 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Good Things Come In Threes Surprise! It’s Asha again with this month’s Microprose Challenge. We’re pushing boundaries a little in this challenge. The number of prompts you have to include has increased, and the word limit is under 50 words. This...
