by Michelle Longo | Dec 8, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Notice Anything? Hey hey!! Welcome to our streamlined kickoff post! You wanted shorter kickoffs and we wanted you to have all the information you need whether it’s your first time or your 400th, so it took us a minute to figure out what that would look like. We...
by Rowan | Dec 7, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Windy City I know Chicago got its nickname from its politics, but I’d like to vouch for the power of the wind coming off Lake Michigan. Not that I’d know: I’ve been holed up in a room writing the whole time, with occasional trips out to get a food or...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Dec 5, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Hippo Birdie Did I tell you it’s my birthday week? Of course I did, in the kickoff post, and today I brought cupcakes to share! And thanks to everyone who posted to the grids this week. Such nice gifts and I look forward to reading them, with a side of cake. ...
by Christine Hanolsy | Dec 5, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
It takes all kinds One of the things I love about prompted writing challenges is seeing how differently people approach the prompt. And one of the things I love about microprose is that it really highlights these differences. With so little room to spare, a writer...
by Michelle Longo | Dec 2, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Don’t Skip This Paragraph Y’all. I don’t know if your 2018 has been like my 2018, but if it has, then it’s been all over the place, super good, also not so great, stalled and faltering while rushing through at breakneck speed. If you think that...
by Rowan | Dec 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite, Year of Fearless Writing
To be a writer is to be fearless. Sounds good, doesn’t it? But let’s face it: how many of us really write without fear? Mhm, thought so. Writing – whether it’s a personal essay or a fantasy story – makes us vulnerable, and that’s terrifying. There is...
