Young Writers Society

Greetings! I'm here too tell you all about Camp YWS. Camp YWS is an escape from the physical into the internet of YWS doing nature hikes, getting to know fellow members, and other camp activities. The camp has two weeks to sign up, one being from the 7th to the 13th, and the one you can sign up for from the 14th to the 20th here. During the week the cabins put they're creativity, writing, and teamwork skills to the test and together make a cabin project. When the week closes, you get to share your cabin project with all of YWS. Awesome right?

Testimonials


More on Cabin Projects

The cabin project was created to allow everyone a chance to do something they've always wanted to for YWS. This can be anything your cabin decides as long as it contributes to YWS. At the end of the week both projects are reveled to the eyes of the YWS public, and, if possible, YWS will join in.

In each spoiler is the code you can use to post these images all over YWS.

This time the camps were broken up into Sycamore and Firefly.

Cabin Sycamore's Cabin Project

We really wanted to not only make something great but to also make a big impact on YWS by exposing the things most people ignore or miss, all while making a fun, informative, exiting and creative adventure for the viewers of our project.

What we made was a bunch of images that you can send to your friends, post on your walls, hide at the bottom of reviews, or use in signatures that link all across YWS.

Below is the product of our labor, a long list of cute images with blurbs so that you know what you're looking at. If you see something that's missing, add to our project!

We encourage YOU to get involved and post a summary of a link you want to see in our log.





Rule Book


@Big Brother's Official YWS Rules & Guidelines tells readers exactly what's expected on YWS. Rules are easily understood and easy to follow. Other links that would be helpful to readers trying to figure out how YWS works are included. This article will help new members trying to find their way around and old members who need a refresher on some ground rules.



@Big Brother's How to Report: threads, trolls, members, etc. is exactly what it sounds like. It outlines when and how to report users. This article will help members who are unsure if they should report a member or don't know how to report a member.



@Big Brother's The YWS Censorship Policy focuses on YWS' language policy. It tells users where profanity is allowed and where it isn't. New members will be most helped by this as well as members who are looking for the reasoning behind the language rules.



@Meshugenah's Chat Room Rules is an outline of what's expected in the YWS chatroom. It lists as well as explains the four chat rules. It also gives a few notes that, while not exactly rules, are good to know. This article will help new members and members who want to know the reasoning behind certain rules in the YWS chatroom.


Tourist Attractions


@Nate's FAQ For New Users helps guide newbie's through the ranks of YWS. It covers some of the most frequently asked questions with simple, easy to understand explanations. This article is for the new and struggling souls whom still trying to conquer YWS.



@Rydia's The Buddy System is an operation that pairs a new member to an older, more experienced member. It combines both the new and the old of YWS to guide our newcomers and help them settle into their new home. This would be most helpful to new users who are feeling lost and older users who wish to mentor newer ones.



@dragonfphoenix's A Brief Guide to Knights of the Green Room focuses on how to become a knight. It gives readers step by step instructions to become a knight along with the links that each step requires. Two ways of recording your reviews are offered as well as other links that a squire or would be squire may find of interest. Squires or people looking to be squires would find this very helpful with knights who are looking for specific links.



Poetry Articles


@OverEasy’s Cliches in Poetry defines a cliché and gives the reader tips on how to turn any cliché around. The great thing about this article is how OverEasy distinguishes good and bad clichés. She also gives the reader easy to follow tips to transform a clichéd idea into something fresh. This article won’t just help poets but anyone with an idea they’re afraid has been covered before.



@Emerson’s Emotional Poetry talks about good and bad emotional poetry. This article focuses on two aspects of poetry that could help transform emotional poetry: focus and word choice. Emerson gives clear examples of good and bad emotional poetry and gives the reader other articles to look at if they want more advice. This article will mostly help those who use poetry as an emotional release but find it lacking.



@barefootrunner’s Kiss My Assonance – 5 ways to improve your poetry lists and defines several terms poets can use to spice up their poetry. This article contains easily understood definitions and several examples for each term. The terms are varied, so there’s a device in this article for every poet from the beginner to the most experienced.



@Aley's Capitalization in Poetry covers thoroughly how capitalization--or non, as the situation calls for it--can affect your poetry, as well as providing handy examples to further assist the reader. She covers the "good" in utilizing the different forms of capitalization, all whilst outlining what to avoid while writing. Quick tips and easily understood language, if you've ever wondered about this enigma we call "capitalization in poetry," this article's for you!


Writing Articles


@BenFranks' A Guide to Non-Fiction is an indepth look at several aspects of the non-fiction realm of writing. This article defines non-fiction and breaks the huge genre into several bite sized pieces. Tips, explanations, and definitions related to non-fiction and the professional world are all included. Users interested in non-fiction and being a writer (whether they're writing fiction or non-fiction) the professional world would greatly benefit from this article.



@Angels-Symphony's Character Flaws is exactly what the title states. It gives reasons why character flaws are important and lists possible flaws. It also gives a list of characters from literature and their flaws. This article will help writers who struggle with character development.



@Rydia's Plot Your Way explores planning novels, focusing on the road map technique. This article includes an example in the form of a picture paired with explanation and easy to follow instructions to make your own. Issues such as side plots and dead ends are also covered. Novelists and writers who enjoy planning before writing would be helped the most by this article.



@LoveableLittleSock's Pretty Words Don't Make the Story warns against making big vocabulary the only good thing in your project. It gives examples of what not to do and gives you reasons why you should avoid them. This will help writers who struggle to get their point across.



@AlfredSymon's Quick Course: Descriptive Writing covers anything you could possibly want to know about description. It includes a definition of descriptive writing, where you can use this technique, and why as well as five tips that are explained. There are also several examples of descriptive writing and explanations as to why they're good examples. This article would help writers who struggle with setting and description.



@Isha's Writing Rounded Characters lays out a character developing technique for writers who don't like the character template. It explains very clear, simple steps to developing a character and gives the reader specific questions to ask when creating a character. Writers who have trouble planning their character or feel the template technique for creating characters doesn't really fit them will get the most help from this article.


Grammar & Research


@barefootrunner's Greath Grammar Compendium covers a lot of the grammar most often used in writing. It explains what each grammar device is used for and when to use it in British English and American English. Examples are also included. This article will help writers who struggle with grammar, have a question about one specific part of grammar, or just want to brush up a little.



@Fishr's Five Tips on Researching: Gathering Information for Stories focuses on indepth research. It explains where and how to find reliable information. Tip four is also very helpful for any user who would like to delve into their family's genealogy. This article will be most helpful for users who are writing realistic or historical fiction and need to check their facts.



@Demeter's article is exactly what you would expect. It gives examples of incorrect and correct dialogue punctuation. It also explains why the punctuation is as it is. This article is good for users who struggle with punctuation in dialogue or want a refresher.


Miscellaneous


@Nate's Best Writing Environment breaks down the six elements that create the best place to write. It gives a few tips but mainly breaks down the six into options that each writer will have to experiment with to figure out which is best for them. This article will help new writers or writers who don't think they're writing to their best potential.



@Angels-Symphony's The Writer's Block is exactly what it says. It defines writer's block and how writer's block comes about. It also gives tips on how to overcome writer's block when it hits. This article is helpful to all writers but especially those in the midst of writer's block.


YWS Articles


@Elinor Brynn and @captain.classy's Being The Best Member You can Be covers everything a user can do to be an involved member of the YWS community. It gives tips on becoming recognized as a good, helpful member, and links to make sure you know all you can know too. This article will help new members and members who wish to do more around the site.



@Lumi's article is a list of all of the codes YWSers can use. It shows readers what to type and what that code does. This article is helpful for users who aren't familiar with coding or are new to YWS. It's updated all the time with the latest, greatest codes when they're added.



@Nate's article focuses on a reviewing technique. It covers a reviewing style in three simple steps. This reviewing style is one of the more well accepted by users being reviewed. This article is helpful for new YWSers and users who are concerned with their reviewing quality.



@Tenyo's article focuses on how to review consecutive chapters. It gives tips on how to give effective reviews that will impact the project as a whole and how to make sure you don't burn out. This is for users who are mainly interested in reviewing novels and series rather than poems and short stories or single chapters.



@Nate's article is all about the stars users can earn with reviews. It includes a list of all the possible stars and how many reviews each star requires. This article is helpful for new users or users interested in the star system.



@Rydia's article is about everything the title promises. It includes a list of games and the game's rules. This article is a must have for any user who wants to keep the party in chat going all the time.



@Isha's article is about writing characters that aren't part of your race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. The article delves into different race, sexual orientation, gender, and mental illness, giving tips to know how to write a character different from the reader in any of these situations. It also covers what to be careful to avoid. This article is for writers who struggle with characterization of certain groups.



@Flemzo's article defines the two main parts of scripts. It covers what's a good stage direction and a bad stage direction as well as what to expect of dialogue in scripts. This article would be best for users interested in writing scripts or trying to review scripts.

Linguistics and Dialogue, Intro By @RachaelElg. Fantastic piece of linguistic knowledge that has direct application to dialogue.

English as a non-native speaker/writer By @Lava. With how many people don't have English as their first language, this is a useful article!

Building a Fantastic Story By @Master_Yoda. Good for story creation and plot building.

Five Steps to Finishing a Novel by @Skins. For all the novelists struggling to finish!

Wanted to use some of these, but some of the images have typos! >_<

1. Punctuation Within Dialogue
2. Best Writing Environments
3. The YWS Critique Sandwich (no T! no "ing"!)

I would love to see these fixed so I could spread them around!

Thanks Hannah. I'll fix them when I get a chance.