by Arden Ruth | Jun 2, 2017 | Weekend Showcase, YeahWrite
The Weekend Writing Showcase is open! TGIF, YeahWriters! As this post goes live, I have officially said goodbye to Charleston, South Carolina, my home for the last 14 years, and am starting my journey across the United States to my new home in Seattle, Washington....
by Rowan | Jun 2, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
OK, but was it made of cheese or not? 51 years ago today, the first US spacecraft soft-landed on another world. Well, ok, on the Moon. It’s a whole nother round thing out there in space, though, you know? Moments like these spark our imagination in so many ways....
by Rowan | Jun 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Let’s take a mid-season break! Where I’m sitting, it’s almost midsummer. Editor Asha, in Australia, is watching midwinter approach. But no matter where in the world you are, it’s a season of song. Some of us are singing around beach bonfires,...
by Rowan | Jun 1, 2017 | Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
A Glancing Blow Do you ever notice, when you’re editing, that you have a “favorite word?” Mine, apparently, is “glance.” In the rough draft of the novel I’m editing, “glance” occurs on average once every 1.98 pages. In...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 31, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Sweet treat Happy National Macaroon Day! Yes, really. I can’t think of anything I’d rather do right now than munch on macaroons while voting on the grids. [Ed’s note: do you have any idea how hard it is to find a stock photo of a macaroon rather than...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 30, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
It Is Easier To Give Than Receive Yesterday, I went to an Australian Rules Football game. Bear with me, I’ll talk about writing. I really will. Without going into the details of scoring, which can be obtuse if you’ve never encountered an AFL game before, my team lost...
