by Michelle Longo | May 13, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
The Ugly Side of Writing When I think of the top three things that hold me back as a writer (besides time, of course), they are imposter syndrome, jealousy, and fear. I know it’s not glamorous to talk about this sort of thing and probably most don’t want...
by Rowan | May 11, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
The Final Round Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Will it blend? That’s the question a popular line of high-powered blenders likes to ask. In this case, the answer is yes! You can blend two genres in 1,000 words, and you can do it in 48 hours!...
by Arden Ruth | May 11, 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 While...
by Rowan | May 11, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Flashback Friday While Stacie’s getting nostalgic for the days when her grad was little, I’m getting nostalgic for the old YeahWrite summer series workshops. But unlike her kid, those workshops and more are still available over at our writing help section...
by Stacie Dalrymple | May 9, 2018 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
The Graduate I had a baby and then I blinked and now he’s graduating from college on Friday. There is a more complicated story, which maybe I’ll tell, behind why this moment means so much to me. But for now, I’m running (flying, actually) off to...
by Rowan | May 9, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Round Two Roundup Time! When you’re writing for a prompted competition, do you ever take the time to sit back and ask yourself what the competition is trying to “test” in your writing? For example, Round One and Round Two both were two-prompt rounds,...