by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 7, 2019 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Turn, turn, turn Show of hands: who here loves summer? So do I. I mean, I love fall, too, and spring. (I prefer to ignore winter, to Rowan’s chagrin.) It’s summer here in the US, of course, but we’re on the cusp of fall. The days are already getting...
by YeahWrite Editor | Aug 3, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Do Your Research So if you read last week’s voting post, you already know I went whale watching last week. What you don’t know is that when I searched a free photo website for a breaching humpback whale, like the one I saw, I got a whole lotta BAD whale...
by Rowan | Aug 2, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Day Three It’s my third day alone in the house and I’ve gone the genteel kind of feral that has me subsisting on liver-pate-and-egg burritos and rum raisin ice cream bars. Protip: microwave the takoyaki before toasting (don’t @ me, I don’t have...
by Rowan | Aug 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
After July’s longish form, we thought it might be time to take a break in August with a short poetry form called the sevenling. But you’re not off the hook: everything you know about metaphor, connection, and structure is still important. And like...
by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 1, 2019 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite, Year of Fearless Writing
Welcome to the Year of Fearless Writing! You write. I mean, that's why you're here. But how often do you say "I'm a writer?" And what's the difference between "I write" and "I'm a writer" anyway? Over the last five years, YeahWrite--besides being a great place to...
by YeahWrite Editor | Jul 31, 2019 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Whale of a Time Earlier this week, I took my son and nephew on a whale watching trip! Last time I went, I saw three different types of whales, plus dolphins. The time before, I saw four types of whales, plus dolphins. This time, we saw only two species: humpbacks and...
