by YeahWrite Editor | Feb 15, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Courage Does writing take courage? Maybe you aren’t charging into “the misty mist or the dusky dusk” (depending on where you live), but you are exposing your inner world to a sometimes judgmental, often distracted outer world....
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 10, 2016 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! Sometimes what seems simple is actually the most complicated. Take our 42-word microstory challenge, for example. Just because the question is straightforward doesn’t mean the answer will be any easier to...
by YeahWrite Editor | Feb 8, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Swim My dad helped me move into my first college dorm. He then took me to lunch at the uptown Frische’s. After lunch, we got into the car so he could drive me back to the dorm. We would say our goodbyes and he would drive the...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 3, 2016 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! How do you tell a compelling story in 42 words? My #1 piece of advice: don’t be cheesy. We know: there is no story that has not been told in some manner or shape. Tropes are useful things, especially when...
by YeahWrite Editor | Feb 1, 2016 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Beware the overbearing adjective The large, fluffy cat walked down the dark, dank alley and sniffed the filthy, gray garbage can. What’s wrong with this sentence? Could it be the annoying, prolific adjectives? I’ve...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jan 27, 2016 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! We’ve been exploring every corner of the galaxy searching for answers to the ultimate question. This month we thought we’d take a little break, sit for a while by the roadside and admire the view....
