by Michelle Longo | Apr 3, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
What’s Nonfiction? Okay, so that header sounds kind of silly – obviously nonfiction is writing based on fact or real events, people, and things. It can serve many purposes, however, ranging from informative, persuasive, personal, and more. It can be memoir...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 29, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Reading is key “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King I read a lot. I read more than I write. My balance is off right now because I’m not writing, but I notice what works and...
by Nathan James | Mar 28, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Snooty Words Have you ever tried to define poetry? It’s not easy, and I learned recently that grabbing a dictionary doesn’t help much. Here is Merriam-Webster’s word-soupy definition of the word: “writing that formulates a concentrated...
by Rowan | Mar 27, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Write Around the Outside I spend a lot of time talking about how everyone’s stories are unique to them, even if they’re about the same kinds of things that happen to everyone else. The trick is how to distinguish and highlight what makes your story unique....
by Stacie Dalrymple | Mar 22, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Popular voting for the yeah write #310 weekly writing challenge is now open! Vote by 10pm ET on Thursday for your favorite nonfiction and fiction|poetry entries! Concrit is here! One of the best ways to improve your writing is giving and receiving constructive...
by Asha Rajan | Mar 21, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
The Collector I’m a word collector. I gather them like other people press flowers, catalog stamps, or collect coins. They’re ordered, described and curated with care, then shepherded into books that dot my shelves. When I was in grade 4 the teacher, Miss...
