by Christine Hanolsy | Sep 5, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Something in the air tonight I live in the city now, but I grew up in the country. We didn’t have air conditioning; we had one box fan and lots of screens. There’s something about listening to the world fall asleep around me that is incredibly soothing. I...
by Asha Rajan | Aug 1, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Once (more) upon a time… Fairy tales hold a special place in my heart. They usually contain tight writing, a clear plot, identifiable and exaggerated characters, and often an important moral. The stories that contain magic, witches, wizards and high drama are my...
by Christine Hanolsy | Jul 4, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
Lazy days I’ll admit it; I haven’t been writing much. I’ve been editing like crazy, but I haven’t been writing. I like editing just fine, but editing and writing activate different parts of my brain. I may get a great deal of satisfaction from...
by Asha Rajan | Jun 6, 2018 | Challenge, Microprose, Open, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Tricks or treats Hi everyone, it’s Asha. I’m hosting the Microprose Challenge this month. Grab a canapé and a beverage of your choice and come on in! Microprose is one of the most challenging forms to write. You have a short word limit to capture your...
by Christine Hanolsy | May 2, 2018 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
It’s my party No really, it is! May is my birthday month. and so this month’s challenge is all about me. I have been accused by some – and not without some basis in fact – of letting my writing slip from the lyrical into the florid. I pile...
by Christine Hanolsy | Apr 4, 2018 | Microprose, Open, YeahWrite
How time flies Can you believe we’re seven this week? I sure can’t. I started at YeahWrite four years ago, when the micro challenge – formerly known as the Gargleblaster – was brand-spanking new. Microprose may be YeahWrite’s youngest...
