by Rowan | Sep 21, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, Writing Help, YeahWrite
The last refuge of pedantry Tired of people lording it over you because you used “less” where you should have used “fewer?” Fear no more, reader! I’ve got your back. It’s confusing, because the opposites of both words, are the same:...
by Rowan | Sep 14, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
But first, a shameless plug Y’all, with less than two weeks left in the registration timeline, we’ve hit a $200 prize pot for Super Challenge 10. If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? In the meantime, of course, you can practice...
by Rowan | Sep 7, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Looking Forward to Winter Look, anyone can tell you I’m Team White Witch. Neverending winter is my idea of a perfect climate. But fall is pretty great, too, and we’ve got a lot to look forward to this fall. So even though temperatures where I live were...
by Rowan | Aug 31, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Ugh, deadlines. If you’re like me, you don’t start writing until, well, the day the new Technique Toolbox is due. Or two hours before the grids close. I like to joke that I do some of my best writing on a tight deadline… but I’m lying. I do my...
by Rowan | Aug 24, 2018 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Parting is such sweet (registration is already open for super challenge ten) sorrow The judges’ results are in and tallied and we’re ready to announce the winners of our ninth Super Challenge! Winners, you’ll also get an email confirming your details...
by Rowan | Aug 24, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Here comes the rain I’m a sucker for words. Precise, delicate words are all winners in my book: petrichor, liminal, coruscate, even diatribe. But this week I think my two favorite words in the English language are marine layer, the cool, blessed wad of damp air...
