Hi all!

Hee,

I'm Alicia, 17 years old and a senior in high school. Today I was just surfing on the internet, and I thought, 'Hé! Why not search for a community for young writers?!' and that's how I ended up here. I've been writing since I was thirteen, on and off, and reading is pretty much my most time consuming hobby. I'd love to meet more people who share my passion and I'd love to share my work with all of you. The things I write are dark, most of the time, but once in a blue moon it is actually sweet and optimistic.

I'm looking forward to meeting you all and reading all of your stories/poems/thoughts!

Alicia

Hello there Alicia! Welcome to YWS!
It's funny that you've writing since you were 13, because that's about the age I am now. I hope you'll enjoy it on YWS. Here are a few helpful links.

Nate's FAQ for New Users
Alot of your questions about the site will be answered here.

A Guide to colored members
As you may have noticed, there are a lot of colored members on the website. Soon you will be able to apply for some of them.

Snoink's Welcome New Members Thread
A description of some of the rules as well as a place to introduce yourself.

Otherwise, that's all for now! I hope to see you around YWS, and please PM me if you have any questions, or if you want a story reviewed.
C'ya
Elinor.

Hey Alicia! Welcome to YWS!

*Hands muffin*



Happy YWS-ing.

PM (Personal Message) me if you need help or anything!

~Mo.

*High-fives*

Hey there Alice! (Nice username and avatar! ^_^ )
Welcome to YWS! You can call me JD, like most people do.
Here at YWS we love to have fun, but just so make sure things don't get too chaotic we have some simple rules, and guidelines that we want all member so to follow. Very quickly, let's go over them. Shall we?

☺ Before posting any work of yours to be reviewed by the members of YWS we would like you to do please review at least 3 pieces of work for every work you submit. Something we like to call the 3:1 ratio. Basically before posting your own work to be reviewed you have to review 3 other pieces of works. Things such as what you liked, what the author could have done better, any confusions, nit picks, etc. Very easy and quick!

☺ YWS is a writing site, so we want our members to use proper grammar, spelling, punctuations, and caps. SEE HOW IT SEEMS AS IF I AM ANGRY AT YOU IF I WRITE IN ALL CAPS??!?!?!?! Try not to use caps unless necessary. Also we have a very nice chat room for all the members to use. Despite it being a chat room however we prefer members to not use chat speak. Chat speak: Cht spk is lyke tis no 1 lykes it n it iz very annoying!

☺ Rate your work just like movies. If it has any mature scenes, excessive violence or language then it'll need to be rated. Members of YWS are of different age groups and persona so they might not like something.


☺ Have fun!

See I told you it'd be quick! So you've been writing for 4 years now, right? Wow! You must be very good, the longer the writer, the better the work.
What kind of writing do you usually do? Poetry, short stories, novels, etc?
Any specific kind of music you prefer? Authors? Movies? Say, what do you want to be when you grow up?

Well, PM me anytime if you have any questions or just wanna talk!
See ya around
-JD

Hey Alice, and welcome to YWS!

Here are a few tips to help you out on YWS:

~Don't take reviews too personally, because people are honestly trying to help you when they review or they wouldn't be taking their time to review your work. Review nicely, too, so you're sure to get good reviews.

~Review many peoples' works and you might just get a few more critiques on your work than you bargained for.

~Have a look around. Check out chat, the blogs, and have fun doing it! That way you're bound to make friends here.

Oh, and here are a few questions to get to know you better!

~Do you play any sports?

~Favorite food?

~Fantasy or romance?

~What inspires you?

~Favorite novel and author?

Have a question? Want a review? PM me and I'll be happy to help!