by Rowan | May 29, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I spend a whole lot of time talking about editing. Edit your work. OH MY GOD PLEASE @#$@ING EDIT YOUR WORK. But what does that even mean, once you’ve run spellcheck and decided that you don’t want to write at the broken fifth-grade grammar level that is...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 29, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Some weeks are big It was quite a week for me. I turned 40, I became editor-in-chief here at yeah write, I held a plank for a minute and two seconds, and I made some progress on my memoir and a long form fiction project. Is it luck...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 27, 2016 | moonshine, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s the weekend, so the moonshine grid is open Is everyone ready for a break? Okay, I’m looking around the room and seeing nothing but hands raised. That’s it, then: it’s...
by Rowan | May 27, 2016 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]OK, yeah, whatever, maybe you’re excited to find out this week’s winners, but you’re not having-dinner-with-Natalie-and-Christine excited. I always love it when the editors have a chance to get together. With...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 25, 2016 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Voting for our two challenges is now open! Hey, hay! Let the voting begin! How do I vote? Both nonfiction and fiction|poetry challenges are open below for your voting pleasure. The rules are simple: Everyone gets three votes on each...
by YeahWrite Editor | May 24, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, the speakeasy, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The spaces between For me, writing isn’t always about writing. A lot of my writing takes place in the spaces between. I am a very visually-oriented person, and as such, artwork and movies often inspire some of my most fun...