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  • Information Desk Archive Re: Report a site bug

    Works that are supposed to be saved as drafts aren't saving as drafts. Instead, as far as I can tell, they're being posted. I saved this as a draft since ...

    Aug 2, 2013
  • Research Re: Publishing Vs. Location

    Just to give you an idea of how varied American English is, the state I live in, Pennsylvania, has 10 major dialects with a whole bunch of minor dialects. You ...

    Jul 9, 2013
  • Writing Tips Re: Damsel in Distress

    Why is she in a secluded alley in the first place? That's a huge DO NOT DO EVER for most women, especially at night and near bars. Maybe the reason ...

    Jul 9, 2013
  • Writing Tips Re: How to post reviews cleanly?

    The options haven't been visible for a while, so you're not just missing it. If you want to quote text like that, you'll need to type the code in manually. ...

    Jul 4, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: new here

    Hello. I just thought you ought to be aware that posting writing on Tumblr is not really a good idea if you want to get published in the future. As ...

    Jul 2, 2013
  • Writing Tips Re: Some notes on description

    For the purposes of this piece, I'm using "description" to mean "a collection of details", and so the descriptions I'll be talking about are not just limited to attributes. Because ...

    Jul 2, 2013
  • Lounge, The Re: Dora the explorer is the GREATEST

    omg This is just how I feel about Blue. Only she's a dog. That's blue. And she can't really talk. Like, she "barf"s but that's not really talking. But she ...

    Jun 28, 2013
  • Randomosity Re: Ode to my toilet.

    I will never let this die. Never.

    Jun 28, 2013
  • Research Re: Is it normal to have chapters 1, 21 and 22 done?

    I rarely write my stories in order. I usually start at the end, flesh out a bit of the beginning, jump into somewhere in the middle, and then hop around ...

    Jun 11, 2013
  • Questions and Answers Re: Just say for instance...

    Send a PM to one of the moderators, and be sure to include links to the plagiarized piece(s) and the original(s), as well as any other information you have. Our ...

    May 31, 2013
  • Questions and Answers Re: Points?

    Here's some articles to help you get started: The YWS Critique Sandwich is the most basic kind of review. When Reviewing, Consider has some points you can consider talking about ...

    May 27, 2013
  • Lounge, The Re: Should YWS get rid of some of the genres for literary works?

    I strongly believe satire should stay a genre. It causes enough misunderstandings when properly classified as it is, and there's a fair number of pieces classified as satirical that have ...

    May 23, 2013
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Desmond Uwah - PM Scam

    Hey everyone. We've recently gotten reports that some of you have received PMs from a member by the name of uwah. DO NOT CONTACT THEM IN REPLY. THE PM IS ...

    May 23, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Spanking children. Discipline or abuse?

    And how exactly would classical conditioning be applied? Why do you propose it over operant conditioning? Telling people to Google something without providing context does not make your point for ...

    May 20, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: Jail Cell ~A future novel by WritingWolf~

    You're in the correct forum, no worries! Novel Workshop is where you would post drafts of your novel to get critiques and edits. Wikipedia actually has a nice overview of ...

    May 20, 2013


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