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  • Writers Corner Re: what's in a memoir

    To add on to what Nate's saying, sort of- I think Stephen King's memoir is sort of what you're going for, and yet follows a theme like Nate said. In ...

    Jan 10, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: Where did YWSers come from in 2016?

    In Canada's defence, Canadian YWSers seem to be exploring the rest of the world lately. XP (@Lavvie, we want you baaack)

    Jan 8, 2017
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: OCD

    I guess I'm late, but I have something to say. OCD stands for "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ". It's not a trait, it's a disorder. If you have a disorder, that ...

    Jan 8, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Writing Mental Illness - Infinite Potential

    I think mainly with mental illness, we want people to take it seriously already, because it is serious. It's taken quite a while for people to even consider certain mental ...

    Jan 8, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: The Big Complain-About-Writing Thread

    Yeah, I like naming characters (unless they're side characters- I don't like naming side characters) personally... but naming places? HENG.

    Jan 8, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: The Big Complain-About-Writing Thread

    Yikes. Yeah, I have to agree with @Dest and @Omnom. I get like that a lot. I also really dislike naming worlds/towns/kingdoms/any place... it might sound silly but it's kept ...

    Jan 8, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: What are you currently reading?

    I'm currently reading In the Shadow of Blackbirds or something, which is kinda cool and quirky so far. Plus I got it for five bucks! It's about the black plague ...

    Jan 4, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: Featured Member for January 2 - 16: KAL!

    Congratulations! C:

    Jan 2, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: Novelists: What's your best unsolicited advice?

    1. Take your own advice. One thing I've found I do in writing a lot, is forget about what I would tell other people when it comes to my own ...

    Jan 2, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: "Don't work on a story too long"

    I honestly can't really work on a novel for that long. My interests shift, my personality shifts, my understandings shift. Generally a few months of working on a project and ...

    Dec 30, 2016
  • Lounge, The Re: ...why can't i join a review team? :(

    Awesome, Jyva! c:

    Dec 28, 2016
  • Lounge, The Re: ...why can't i join a review team? :(

    That's no good! As Lumi said, we're working on setting up Review Day right now, and we'll try to get it fixed for you.

    Dec 27, 2016
  • Lounge, The Re: ...why can't i join a review team? :(

    Can you give us a bit more information? What exactly happens when you click the "join a review team" button? Is there a button to join a review team on ...

    Dec 27, 2016
  • Fiction Discussion Re: The Better Book Exchange

    Okay dokey, I'm a pretty picky reader. I tend to find most YA disappointing in the sense where to me they're all the same- but that's probably because I'm terrified ...

    Dec 26, 2016
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Overdiagnosis of Mental Illness?

    *hops in* I haven't read the article (I'm on mobile) whoops. But I wanted to chat a bit anyway. There has been a rise in diagnoses, but that does not ...

    Dec 25, 2016


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