Lauren

These are all very funny :D No offence. I was about eleven/twelve when I wrote these. Scarily not that long ago. Back then I suppose I thought myself a poet!! ...

Hi, I saw Tess originally on the BBC. That is, I presume you're talking about the Gemma Arterton version? I thought the cinematography was very pretty; in fact, aesthetically, it ...

Luckily for me, I've never 'got' that fear of reptiles and insects. For god's sake, I've had a boa constrictor go down my top :*) (although I'll admit that was ...

I have favourite names, but not specially for stories. Girls: Lisbeth Frances Jean Mathilde Iris Boys: Reuben Noah Murdoch Richard Joseph Edmund

Hmm, I have two. Mr Knowles, who teachers maths. He teaches the grammar set and I have always been in the set just below, for maths is my nemesis. However, ...

Hmm, interesting... I wonder if, on a minor getting published, the parents get some of the profit? It wouldn't be fair. Still, I've promised to buy my parents a house ...

The problem is, I know you're trying to help and all, but why does age have to be a factor? In an ideal world, it wouldn't be. And it shouldn't ...

At your age, the chances of getting published are very small :( But it's not impossible. Usually writers who seek publication would employ a literary agent first, which can be ...

My short story came out female. Hmm, okay. My Great Expectations essay came out very male! I'm glad. Does that mean I didn't overwrite, wasn't too frilly? Or am I ...

Wuthering Heights was . . . good. But I wish both MCs had died at the end. They do, don't they? Heh. I'm only judging by the movie I saw, ...

doormat

Hi :) I'm afraid I didn't read 'Sophia's Suitors' which is probably for the best as they likely have a fair amount in common? I really liked this. Your vocabulary, ...

So this is going to be about incest, hmm? Well, do handle it sensitively--it's very taboo. Such issues have the potential of being written very carefully and poignantly, or absolutely ...

Island

1) When did you join YWS? April sometime, 2008 2) Did you try out any other writing sites before you joined YWS? Nope. 2.1) If you answered yes, what were ...