by YeahWrite Editor | Sep 2, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
I Love September Even though summer for me is pretty much the same as the other months, I always love September. It just screams new start. Personally, I’m the walking embodiment of a new start, as today marks one month I’ve been living in California after...
by Rowan | Sep 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
This month’s writing prompts are all about opening lines, but I’m still on my terminal words kick. Tritinas, diminishing poems, what’s an editor in need of a poetry slam to do? Our September poetry slam takes a page out of Terrance Hayes’ book...
by Rowan | Sep 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’m sorry in advance for all the earworms this post is about to contain. We’re going to be talking through some potentially scary and also potentially boring material and this is going to help us get through. OK? Fine. Well, as the song says, Come on and...
by Arden Ruth | Aug 31, 2018 | Weekend Showcase, YeahWrite
The Weekend Writing Showcase is open! TGIF, YeahWriters! Let’s make this place your home for all the stories that didn’t make it to the YeahWrite competitive grids this week. As a refresher, here’s what we had going on! Technique Toolbox: Summaries So you’re fine...
by Rowan | Aug 31, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Ugh, deadlines. If you’re like me, you don’t start writing until, well, the day the new Technique Toolbox is due. Or two hours before the grids close. I like to joke that I do some of my best writing on a tight deadline… but I’m lying. I do my...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 29, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Don’t Blink My youngest baby started high school this week! How does time march so quickly? I remember when he was little as if it were yesterday and suddenly I must look up in order to meet his eyes. I’m trying not to blink right now because that’s...
