by YeahWrite Editor | Mar 29, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Reading is key “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King I read a lot. I read more than I write. My balance is off right now because I’m not writing, but I notice what works and...
by Rowan | Mar 29, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Ah, spring! (Or at least it is for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere – you Antipodeans are just gonna have to enjoy my favorite season and know I’m wishing I was there with you!) The time a young writer’s heart turns to thoughts of… juried...
by YeahWrite Editor | Mar 28, 2017 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Open, YeahWrite
Snooty Words Have you ever tried to define poetry? It’s not easy, and I learned recently that grabbing a dictionary doesn’t help much. Here is Merriam-Webster’s word-soupy definition of the word: “writing that formulates a concentrated...
by Arden Ruth | Mar 27, 2017 | Interview Series, Who's on Fourth, YeahWrite
Welcome to Who’s on Fourth where we interview one member of the YeahWrite community and the interview will publish the fourth Monday of each month. Next in the series features Arden Ruth interviewing Tara of Laissez Faire. YeahWrite on YeahWrite: Arden interviews Tara...
by Rowan | Mar 27, 2017 | Challenge, Nonfiction, Open, YeahWrite
Write Around the Outside I spend a lot of time talking about how everyone’s stories are unique to them, even if they’re about the same kinds of things that happen to everyone else. The trick is how to distinguish and highlight what makes your story unique....
by Rowan | Mar 26, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Bits and Pieces Sometimes it feels like that’s all the time we have: the time before work, or school. The time between shower and shoes. Fitting big writing into little pieces of time is a huge challenge. Some days we struggle to even fit a paragraph into those...
