Squills 11/10-11/17/13

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1. COMMENTING ON LACK OF CONVENTIONS: IS IT A CRIME?
2. NEWEST TREND: QUIZ POEMS
3. NOVELLING MUSIC
4. FOCUS.
5. YOU WRITE WHAT YOU READ
6. ASKPRUNO
7. COW SAYS: NOVEMBER 10TH 2013
8. FEATURED RESOURCE ARTICLE
9. NEW ARRIVALS
10. THIS WEEK'S ROUNDUP - 11/10
11. SHAMELESS PLUGS
12. SUBSCRIBERS

COMMENTING ON LACK OF CONVENTIONS: IS IT A CRIME?written by SparkToFlame < PM: >


I've seen it a million times on YWS. People comment on a poems lack of punctuation or capitalization, and the poet gets offended. But have you ever wondered why?

Poets get offended because poetry is an art form that is has very loose rules. If you're writing free verse, you can basically do whatever you want (note the basically). In other types, we have to adhere to rules like everyone else. If you're writing a Haiku, the format is going to be different than if you're writing a ballad. Formats for certain kind of poetry are very strict.
But sometimes, the poet is looking to make a creative statement with their poem, and hopes that the reader will be able to see through the cosmetics to see the real meaning of a poem. Aesthetics are something poets like to manipulate to achieve a certain goal. Whether it's done well or not is something that should be taken up with the individual poet.

Roundabouts the 1900s, poetry was also a strict art form. Then people like E.E. Cummings and Emily Dickinson came along, and said that they were done with conventions, and started playing around with the other, clouded forms of poetry. And the result was magnificent. I can imagine when people first saw Mr. Cummings poetry, they fled, saying it was wrong to change poetry like that. It took a long time for Cummings to be accepted as a wonderful poet, didn't it? But once people stopped looking at the 'look' of his poetry, and started listening to the meaning, they found it to be rich and powerful.

What matters when it comes to lack of conventions is that it's done well. If you're going to leave off capitalization completely, the poet should make sure there's absolutely no caps in their work. Discrepancies in cases like these is what ruins what would be good poetry. If a poet is going to leave out punctuation, the same applies. The poet also has to figure out how the poem is going work without conventions, because poetry that flows well without punctuation is hard. Which is why most of the time, the poems without conventions are written by more experienced poets. It's important to learn the ways of conventional poetry before you start travelling into the realms where the rules don't seem to matter as much.

Long story short, it's not a 'crime' to comment on a poet's lack of conventions. It is, however, considered tasteless. Because in a poet's head, you should be looking past the cosmetics and looking deeper into the poem.

NEWEST TREND: QUIZ POEMS

written by Iggy < PM: >


You've probably seen her around. Whether it's one of her wonderful poems, heard her call in on one of the YWS Online Radio shows , read her poem-blogs, or even caught her in chat, this lovely lady is hard to miss. She recently made the front page with her poem, When in Doubt, always choose 'C.' , and has received loads of attention. Squills sat down with @fortis to ask some questions about her unique poem.




fortis: Here’s the story. I went to bed thinking that I had to do something for the Short Count Contest , but I couldn’t think of anything, which was odd for me. Usually I’m full of short little poem ideas. I put my music on drifted off after a while. At around 2:18, I woke up to turn off my music, then tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn’t. I did what I normally do when I can’t sleep and tried to figure out what was bothering me. I turned to the problem I was having with the Short Count Contest, and this poem just popped in my head. Some of the best ideas come at two in the morning.



f: Honestly, I don’t know. That’s how I was inspired to write it. One of the things I was trying to achieve with whatever my Short Count Contest entry turned out to be was uniqueness. I like short poems that are very unique, and I figured after I had this epiphany that a quiz format is rather different.



f: One of the comments I received on it was something along the lines of “but you’re missing letter e" and "all of the above.” The message I was trying to send is that sometimes you want to pick everything, but if there’s no option for that, you have to pick something. If someone was really taking that test, the feeling they would be feeling most at that point would be doubt. Plus, the title is a saying one of my teachers used to say all the time, so it fit very nicely.



f: I won’t lie, it feels pretty great. I had no idea that this would turn out to be so popular!



f: Oh gosh I hope future poetry isn’t all in test format. I would live forever with the guilt of starting that. No. I hope people don’t write exactly like this, but I hope I did inspire them to write even better things!

NOVELLING MUSICwritten by NightWolf < PM: >

Music is a wonderful thing, and for some of us, it can be helpful! If you are one of those writers (like myself) who require music to write, then you may have an idea of what I mean. Novelling music are background songs to which you write to. They can help us set moods, give us inspiration for our work, and also put us into the writing drive. However, sometimes, we need to be careful on what music we select before we embark on our writing, or it could become a terrible distraction.

First off, I suggest, before talking about novelling (or general writing) music, a little tip. Rather than having to keep changing the music yourself, I would set up a playlist. If you have an iPod, or a different media device, you might know what I mean. Playlists are collections of songs, that play through continuously. So, selecting your music first and putting it into a playlist is a very useful thing indeed, because you can just write, unhindered by the task of repeatedly switching the music every time it stops. If you are unable to do this, but you have access to the internet, I suggest searching up playlists on Youtube. For example, I typed in Youtube's searchbar, "Upbeat Music Playlists", and it came up with, "About 719,000 results". From a glance, they looked great, too!
Mood-setting music is a brilliant idea if you are struggling to create a certain feeling in your writing. Say if you wanted to create a creepy mood, then you would probably look for maybe a gothic song, or an eerie theme from a horror movie. This use for music is perhaps the most helpful to writers. It helps you imagine the scene, because you can hear, feel the mood, and so it helps you to write it down. Trust me, mood-music is useful, and if you are struggling with your writing's feeling, it is the choice for you.

Music for inspiration can be one of the most useful ways of forming ideas. I know before November (and the start of NaNoWriMo), I listened to numerous songs, trying to form ideas. In all honesty, the songs I chose now have no relevance to my story, but they helped. Only one makes a little sense to my plot, and that's "Cops 'N' Robbers" by the Hoosiers. And that's only because my main character is a thief. But, you know what? It doesn't matter. As long as you get an idea, you can write, and no-one would care whether you got it from the song or not, will they?

Finally, the third use of novelling music is to give you the drive to write. Who doesn't get that buzz from Queen's "We Are The Champions"? Sometimes, it can be really difficult to sit down and write, but music can help us. For one thing, if you are listening to your favourite band, then you are enjoying their music, and that means you can enjoy your writing! Personally, if I don't really want to write the next scene in my novel, I put on a bit of Lawson, and it usually gets me typing away to the song. Usually, the end product is a few paragraphs of decent writing. The alternative is to put on your least favourite music. If you write as much as you wanted, then you would reward yourself with changing the music to something you like. I found this was an excellent motivator. I tried it myself, by putting on some dreaded One Direction, and once I had written my goal (500 words), I changed it to Lawson. Not wanting to listen to One Direction longer than I needed to, I typed quicker. Also, it was of good quality, with correct punctuation and spellings, too! Music as a reward is a great idea, so, why not try it?

Curious, I asked @Dreamy and @ArcticMonkey if they listened to music whilst writing.

Dreamy informed that she doesn't because,






ArcticMonkey, in contrast, told me that she does listen to music as






So, there you have it. If you listen to music when you write, tell us on the Squills Fan Club why, and what bands you listen to! Likewise, if you don't, tell us why!

FOCUS.written by SparkToFlame < PM: >



We're now ten days into NaNoWriMo... And @SparkToFlame has a pep talk for you!

Lol what's focus, right? Chances are, you're reading this because you're procrastinating NaNoWriMo. Am I right? Maybe you're three thousand words behind and scrambling to catch up before the weekend's over, like me? Well, if that's true, obviously we both need to learn a little bit about focus.

So let's talk about it. In this instance, it's an adjective. It's an adjective that's trying to get us to turn our attentions to writing thousands of words in a short amount of time instead of reading a newsletter.

But how do you harness it and direct it to your novel?

Keep your novel interesting.

The problem that writers often run into is the fact that their novels fail to keep their interest for longer periods of time. Which is why you should throw in one of my fail safe focus creator techniques!

Fail Safe Focus Creator

Option 1-
Kill a character
That's right, you heard me. It doesn't even have to be a big character.

Option 2-
Introduce a love interest for a character
Once again, it doesn't even have to be your MC.

Option 3-
Give your MC a dog or something new to love
Even one of the coldest villains of all time, Lord Voldemort had a snake he at least liked. Throw in a pet!

Option 4-
Have your character take a break
Often, your character is so wrapped up in the happenings of the novel that they never get a break. And sometimes, that means you're exhausted by your MC's actions too. So try giving them a chapter, or even a paragraph where they're just there.

Tune in next week for more tips and tricks to get you through NaNoWriMo.

YOU WRITE WHAT YOU READwritten by OliveDreams < PM: >

A glance that lasts a second too long, a skipped heart beat and a billion butterflies, a forbidden kiss under the silver moon light. Ah. To be in a romance novel!

Romance readers are looking to be whisked off their feet along the tumultuous road of love. They yearn for their favourite couples to be tested with all sorts of obstacles yet, ultimately, they are waiting for that blissful sigh of relief when by the end, love conquers all.

Our very own @SageN enlightens us on all of her favourite romance novels and loved up couples of all time.

Squills: Hi SageN! Would you mind answering a few questions for this weeks Squills?

SageN: Absolutely! Ask away!

S: Great! So, what is your all time favourite romance novel?

SN: My favourite romance series is The Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck.

S: Don't leave us hanging! Tell us a little more about it.

SN: The book is about an American girl getting a job at a circus, and meeting a white tiger there. Then, a couple of days before she has to leave, an old Indian man comes and asks her if she wants to go to India with him to look after the tiger. The girl (Kelsey) agrees to go, and on their way to a “park” where the tiger will go, something happens, and Kelsey ends up traipsing the Indian jungle with the white tiger. That’s when she learns that magic is real, and that the tiger is actually a cursed Indian prince from many a century ago.

S: Oh wow! I've never actually heard of this series, yet it's appealing to me already! What will really make us want to go and buy a copy?

SN: What I love most about this series is the reality of the romance between the two characters in love. Sometimes Kelsey feels insecure around Ren, and sees herself as not good enough for him. They face difficulties along the way, yet always try hardest to sort them out. I also love how devoted Ren is to Kelsey, and how he travelled halfway across the world just to be with her. I do love the comedy, too, though.

S: There's that tumultuous road I was talking about. So that's your favourite romance book. Who are your favourite romance couple?

SN: My favourite couple would have to be Sasha and Errolyn from A Trial of Blood and Steel by Joel Shepherd. These two aren't all lovey dovey, but they still show that they love each other. I also love the comedy between the two, and how they constantly beat each other up. My other favourite couple is Katsa and Po from Graceling by Kristen Cashore for the same reasons.

S: I also love it when two characters don't like each other at all straight away. Great choice! Let's talk about your writing. What is it about this series of books and these beloved couples that inspire you in your own romance writing?

SN: Ooh, that’s a tough one. Well, what inspires me most to write romance isn’t just The Tiger's Curse, but an array of books that have romance aspects in them. Because I haven’t written anything that is just romance, I’ll say my inspiration comes from a variety of novels I’ve read: A Trial of Blood and Steel by Joel Shepherd, Graceling, Bitterblue and Fire by Kristen Cashore, Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder and, most of all, The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey. Those books affect most of my writing, and I draw a lot of my inspiration from those.

A good tip I picked up while writing: try to make the romance as realistic as possible. Though I’m still perfecting how I write romance, as I am quite new to it, I still try to incorporate the realities of real life romance. I draw from real life experience - I’d like to thank my parents for that.

S: How sweet is that?! Also - loving your taste in Maria V. Snyder. What is your favourite line from a romance novel?

SN: A favourite line of mine is said by one of my own characters to the one she comes to love:

S: Haha! Romance lined with comedy is an amazing combination. Is this how you're carrying what you read over to your writing?

SN: Well, basically it has inspired my comedy. It's more paragraphs that have given me inspiration to write the way I do, and plots for stories. I prefer dark humour and fantasy to romance, but I always love a good romance twist in my stories.

S: Out of all the books you have mentioned, which one would you really recommend to us?

SN: Okay, well my all time favourite book series is The Dragonriders of Pern. They are full of amazing storylines, good twists, and the characters are amazingly detailed. If you love fantasy, dragons and sci-fi, you'll love this series.

S: Thank you so much, SageN! I'll be sure to add these novels to my booklist!

ASKPRUNOwritten by Blackwood < PM: >

Welcome to Ask Pruno, the advice column in which Pruno explores the deepest oceans of your problems and hikes to the top of the highest mountains of solutions.

Pruno will answer any questions you throw at him, be it advice, personal opinion, solutions or philosophy.
Please note, this is the advice of Pruno, and it is his opinion alone. Nothing he says can be considered incorrect or factual, even if you disagree with him.



Dear Pruno,
Are you participating in NaNo? If so, what do you do so you don't explode in nervousness and stress like I am?
-Nervous Wreck

Dear Wreck,
Unfortunately no, my final exams just happen to fall on this month so I must focus on them. Don’t be nervous. You participate in this for fun. If you don’t meet your goal you have nothing to lose, if you get writers block don’t stress. One thing I feel helps me write a ton maybe the opposite of what you may think. Restricting your writing. Sometimes you just write and write and write until you are all out of ideas which lead to writers block. I feel if I restrict myself to 1. A certain time frame per day or 2. A certain word count per day (maximum, not minimum) your leftover ideas are left to brood overnight and you are desperate to get them down. Not only would they have developed but by the time you get back to writing you have lots to write and you are confident in what you want to happen next.
Love Pruno



The Fabulous Pruno,
Do you follow a specific religion? If so, what are the rules and guidelines? Are you creating your own religion, sort of like a cult?
-Religious Freak

To Religious Freak
I am anti-religious. Someday I am going to exterminate religion! Mwahahahhahahah MWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
-Pruno



To Mr. Purple Pants, how is the weather today?
What would be ideal ways of dealing with stress and other things like anxiety and trauma? how would you answer the Call of Challenge?
-The Wisdom of the Fire Rat

Dear Fire Rat.
The weather today is surprisingly pleasant; there has suddenly been a spot of sunlight considering that there was a torrential downpour yesterday. In fact the day before the thunder was so loud that the light bulb itself flickered, just for a second. It made me ask, “Did that light bulb just flicker” as the rain pounded on the window. At least the sound of rain is lulling to sleep by. I am hoping that the weather maintains its good mood so we can let of fireworks that were interrupted by the rain the other day.
-Pruno



Beloved Pruno,
I've taken these past couple of weeks to consider your reply to my proposal. I've lost count of the number of nights I've spent wide awake, left wondering if I should fight for our love or just let you go. Neither option is easy. The cold hard truth though, is that we are meant for one another.
Giving up on you, well, I'd have to be mad. So tell me love, what can I do to win your heart? To be loved by you, Pruno?
-Slushyslapped

To Slushyslapped
No.
-Pruno



Would you like to ask Pruno a question and get a slice of his interpretations? You can ask him anything you want! It could be a personal problem, or writing advice and tips, even your calculus homework or something else ridiculous! Just follow this link to go to the submission form and fill it out. One submission per person per week.

COW SAYS: NOVEMBER 10TH 2013

written by CowLogic < PM: >



My best advice to you guys is knowing what volume of words is necessary for a response. This is true in person and online, but not being able to respond with the correct cadence and length of information or response is a sure indicator of unsatisfactory communication. To demonstrate why I think this is true, I will adapt conversations that have happened very recently in my life and present them to you in a loose script format. (Keep in mind that this is not a joke. I'm completely serious.)

Don't make your responses too long, or you run the risk of turning the other party violent.

-Cow: So, John, laddy, what's your next move here?
-John: Well, I'm going to improve the situation, and uh... I'm uh.... Kayyy... I am going to create a reverse rift in the space-time continuum, and therefore draw together the correct parties in order to.. how do you say... improve the situation. In fact I think that you're gonna have to attack the root of the problem here and live your life, ya know? Like have you ever seen elephants. Their ears are so big? I mean they must be able to hear really good, right?
*At this point I tried to hit my friend here, but he is one of those guys who you can't hit, just because they exist. Like it's almost like there's an invisible barrier around them that prevents punches... see what I mean, really long*

Don't make your responses too short, lest you be seen as a compete jerk-face.

-Cow: Listen man, although I am the innocent party in this situation, I would like to preface this by affirming that I will be of the utmost civil behavior here. I would like this conflict to end exactly at this point in history, and henceforth let it be known that our differences are hereby seen in a sympathetic and bipartisan light that will allow us to see the truth of the matter. What say you, kind sir?
-Jacob: Okay.
-Cow: Holy moly.

Now here is a perfect response that I recently recieved from my good friend Julia Roberts.

-Cow: As there is so little time to live in these mortal bodies of ours, my friend, what would you say is the best method of maximizing our time on earth that transcends mere physical curiosities?
-Julia: Well, buddy, I do believe that self-actualization is a very important step in leading a fulfilling, albeit proportionally short existence here. It's a duty given to all of us by sentience to realize the nuances of the nucleus of the containers we were born into.

As you can all see, there is a definite correct ratio of call to response, and the overal consistency of any response needs to be appropriate to the situation at hand. If you would like any more details on the subject, please contact me, and when I respond with either too long or two short a message, you will realize my horrid hypocrisy. Thank you, San Fran! Goodnight!

FEATURED RESOURCE ARTICLE
written by Hannah < PM: >

This week's featured article from the Resources Section of the YWS Forums comes to us from the small corner of the Knowledge Base called YWS.

If you've wandered around the front page of our site enough, you'll definitely have stumbled across the chat room. And that means you'll likely know as well as I that most times, it can be a regular ball in there. What with talk of word wars, of romances, of philosophy, and homework help, chat's usually hopping with no sign of stopping.

But there are other days when it feels like you're all just sitting on the long couch with no ideas for what to do next. And when it's that kind of day in chat, you'll want to refer to @Rydia's informative post on Chat Room Games .

Have you ever played Wink Murder in your classroom or with your friends? You sit in a circle with everyone else, knowing that among your number there is a murderer who kills by winks. Since you're all trying to find the murderer, your eyes move from face to face, but it's in that movement you lose track of the murderer, and another friend falls to the ground. Dead. You know.

Rydia says don't limit the kind of fun you're dying to have (ahahahahaha) to real life -- play it in the YWS chat room as well. She recommends using chat statuses to mark when a player dies, and instead of using keen visual skills like in the original game,





It'll active all the awesome cognitive skills you possess.

Make sure to check out the thread for explanations of other games, including chat Cluedo and a chat version of Apples to Apples, prepared by @Juniper and @H!


Honorable mentions for this week include:

@RachaelElg's Quick Paragraph Spacing -- If you write without extra spaces between paragraphs in your word processor but want to get that extra white space to post on YWS, check out this article for a quick fix!

@Justlittleoleme's question in Ask an Expert -- "Summer writing job?" There's a lot of free time to be filled when you've the whole summer or winter break off, so check out this thread for ideas about how to be really productive with your time off from school.

NEW ARRIVALS
written by Knight Teen < PM: >

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Well folks, it's official. I have adopted New Arrivals from our dear @ShadowVyper, who finds herself unable to parent him now, do to other commitments. She's allowed as much visitation as she wants, but it looks like this adoption is going to be long term.

Take a moment to welcome this week's newest members to the site!


While @cmueser hasn't been very active in the forums or posted anything yet, he has provided some of our users with reviews. He says that he has been lazy and needs to edit his story more. Maybe with a little encouragement, we will soon get to read it.

@Brana123 has posted a work of poetry and provided five people with very lovely reviews since she joined on November third. (I know they were lovely because one of the works reviewed was mine. )

@Poobos has both reviewed and posted in the forums, but has yet to write anything for us to read. She seems to be very intelligent, which means that she will fit right in here!




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THIS WEEK'S ROUNDUP – 11\10
written by: megsug < PM: >

Greetings, peaceful YWSers. I bring gifts from worlds beyond. If you take me to your leader, I shall give you in return four fantastic links!


@AlexSushiDog poses an interesting question. Would you kill anyone if you had to? @Karzkin says we can do a lot when put in the right situation, but @Pigeon asks another questions that may be even more intriguing:





Whether on the initial question or on Pigeon’s, let us know what you think!


This time of year being all about Nano, @EloquentDragon wants to know what you’re writing about. There’s a small catch:





All of us Nano-ers are interested in what you are Nano-ing about. Give us your short synopsis!


@Deifyance expresses her dislike of 1st person because of its limiting characteristics, but several people jumped to 1st person’s defense. @Rosey%20Unicorn mentioned several instances where secondary characters were very developed like Sherlock Holmes. @EmmVeePi and @Bugslake both talked about 1st person brought the character closer to the writer. However @BadNarrator brings up an interesting point:





Some people still like 3rd person better than 1st. @Elspeth and @horrendous both agree that 3rd person is better at least some of the time. What do you think?


@yubbies21 has a contest that takes talent and guts! She doesn’t just want our poems, she wants to hear them! Record your voice singing your song at http://vocaroo.com/ . It takes some courage, but Yubbies has some pretty nice prizes.





Cute animals are the best bribery, yes? Yubbies will be judging on originality and creativity, lyrics, how cohesive the lyrics are with the music/melody, and the lyrics as a poem. The deadline is November 30th.

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