by Michelle Longo | Jul 24, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Whose Story Is It Anyway? We all have stories. We have the ones we are a part of and those we’ve heard. We have the ones we’ve participated in and the ones where we’re just hanging on the periphery. As humans, we hear stories every day from our...
by Nathan James | Jul 18, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Taking It Easy (On Yourself) We just wrapped up a busy weekend of the YeahWrite Nonfiction Super Challenge and other writing contests. The adrenaline resulting from having to write an essay or a short story on a tight deadline is addictive, but it can also jangle...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 17, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
They’ll Read Your Story But Not Your Mind I recently wrote about trusting your readers. I said you didn’t have to wrap your essay up neatly or bash them over the head explaining how you felt about the thing you just wrote. Here’s the part I left out:...
by Asha Rajan | Jul 11, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
On Constructing Architecture And Stories This week, I’m in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. It’s my first trip here, and despite having caught the red-eye flight and having had very little sleep, my first impressions are all positive. It’s a...
by Michelle Longo | Jul 10, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Knowing When to Call It Quits When the editors are reading the grids looking for the best of the best, one of the things we often find ourselves saying is, “That essay is great, but I wish it ended two paragraphs earlier.” Maybe it’s just two...
by Asha Rajan | Jul 5, 2017 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
What The Good Doctor Ordered It was the season finale of Dr. Who this week, and what a humdinger! There was action, there was pathos, there were monsters, there was a compelling storyline, it was a great package. It was also Steven Moffat’s last full series for...
