by Stacie Dalrymple | Jan 30, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Brrrrr YeahWrite voting day is so cold here in New England, but I’m not complaining after reading about -20°F temperatures in the US Midwest (and that’s without the windchill). Wait, yes I am. I hate being cold and just because my 3°F cold isn’t as...
by Asha Rajan | Jan 26, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Story Time It’s almost February (where did January go?) and time to refocus on writing and telling stories. The end of January brings with it the Society for Storytelling’s National Storytelling Week in the UK. Officially starting on January 26 and ending...
by Rowan | Jan 25, 2019 | Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Welcome, writers, to Super Challenge 11! We’re excited to have you here – and we’re excited for our new two-round format. We hope this fits into your busy lives and that you enjoy a little...
by Rowan | Jan 25, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Reach for the stars There’s an inspirational quote that makes the rounds periodically, usually slapped over some sort of adorable cartoon image or fantastic galaxy and with questionable attribution. It goes “Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss,...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jan 23, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Howling Disappointment I missed the super blood wolf moon because of a storm system, so I feel deprived. I hope some of you got to see it. [ed’s note: the clouds broke here for JUST LONG ENOUGH 😛 /rbg] The pictures look amazing. I’ve seen lunar eclipses...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Jan 19, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
My Brain on Brevity Last year, I hardly wrote at all. I read a lot–more than sixty books–but I can count the number of stories I wrote on one hand (okay, it was six, but you get what I mean). Since I’ve already written three stories in 2019,...