by Rowan | Feb 28, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
If you grew up in the USA, the odds are pretty good that at some point you were required to write a haiku in class. Your teacher probably sat you all down and gave you a little lecture on the history and culture of Japan that may or may not have been accurate at all,...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 28, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Let’s start at the very beginning Or not. Every time I write a story I hit a point where I want to just skip through to the end. And sometimes the ending writes itself, and I’m stuck figuring out how to get there....
by YeahWrite Editor | Feb 26, 2016 | moonshine, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s the weekend, so the moonshine grid is open So I’ve got a busy weekend planned for us. Ski-ball, mountain biking, spelunking, the works. The weather is finally beginning to lighten up in much of the U.S., and I think we...
by Rowan | Feb 26, 2016 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday, roses; today, lilies. More specifically, a charming little phrase that has fallen somewhat out of vogue in recent times: “Don’t gild the lily.” What does it mean, to gild the lily? Well. Here’s the...
by Rowan | Feb 24, 2016 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vote for your favorite nonfiction, fiction and microstories here What’s in a name? Our ultimate question this week sent a lot of folks off in this direction, on all three grids. So as long as I’ve got your ear for a...
by Christine Hanolsy | Feb 24, 2016 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Greetings Earthlings! I’m a fantasy writer, more or less. In my world(s), names have power. I put a lot of thought into choosing and even creating names that mean something–to me, if not to the reader. But we all do...
