by Rowan | Jan 18, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Practice makes… …perfect, right? Isn’t that how the saying goes? But it turns out that’s not quite true, is it? See, recent studies have shown that mindful practice improves your work a lot faster than just repetitive practice. What’s...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jan 16, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Hanging on to the Holidays I still haven’t taken down my Christmas decorations. In my defense, I was gone all last week and this week has been full of paperwork, writing (!!), and restocking the refrigerator (not necessarily in that order). I’ll get to it,...
by Rowan | Jan 11, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Whatever gets you through Hey, did you know they make energy drinks that are also coffee but they’re still energy drinks? I’ve got a dozen or so backed up emails I can’t even bring myself to look at, the fancy blueblocker “stop getting...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jan 9, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
I Found My Heart I tagged along on my husband’s business trip to San Francisco, and since he is in meetings all day, I spend the day walking for hours and eating old favorites like clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl and dungeness crab cocktail. YUM!...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jan 5, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
New Year, New You? Anyone else sick of that phrase yet? How about “New Year, New Slogan?” In any event, happy 2019! This is a perfect opportunity to set some goals for your writing and then get to work crushing them! Be sure to set small and measurable...
by Rowan | Jan 4, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
In-Jokes In-jokes are one of my favorite things about following a writer. For example, I love it when Stephen King’s characters make cameos in other books. For example, near the end of Tommyknockers, a not-particularly-famous book about finding a spaceship, one...
