by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 4, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Lazy days I’ll admit it; I haven’t been writing much. I’ve been editing like crazy, but I haven’t been writing. I like editing just fine, but editing and writing activate different parts of my brain. I may get a great deal of satisfaction from...
by Rowan | Jul 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
What a feeling Okay, folks. We’ve hit the third part of our Writing about Writing series, so it’s time for a few quick flashbacks. First, we reminded you that as you read through the story you’re about to critique, you should keep three questions in...
by Rowan | Jul 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
It’s music to my ears How often have you heard that? Especially in reference to poetry? Well, poetry and music are pretty closely related. We’ll discover how closely in this month’s slam, when you write a poem-within-a-poem using a few rules cribbed...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Holidays, Micros, and Whatnot So, here in the US, July 4th is a holiday. As a nation, we’ll be celebrating Independence Day with fireworks and barbeques and stuff. Frankly, I’m just grateful for a day off from my day job. In the rest of the world, I...
by Arden Ruth | Jun 29, 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: Writing About Writing (Part...
by Rowan | Jun 29, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Speechless “Do something.” That’s what everyone around us is saying, isn’t it? Do something. And people are “doing something.” As terrifying as it is. And when you see news about people in the street, about mass shootings, mass...
