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  • Lounge, The Re: How to promote short stories?

    I think this has a lot to do with what @niteowl said about poems being short. You can read a poem quickly even if you don't intend to review it, ...

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Mod Squad Jungle Gym Re: Training ElizabethLovelace

    Great job @ElizabethLovelace !! Feel free to use this space to practice anything else you want, and if you have any questions any of our lovely crew leaders are happy ...

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Fiction Discussion Re: The Better Book Exchange

    In preparation for a future project, I'm interested in reading something with a deaf protagonist. Preferably a book that incorporates sign language into the dialogue. Recommendations?

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Reviewing Optimistically

    @Tenyo oh god I would hate to look back at some of my earliest reviews. I'm sure I've left plenty of pretentious reviews myself xD It's all part of the ...

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: Featured Member [February 2nd - 16th]: featherstone9086

    Congratulations! Well deserved~

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Mod Squad Jungle Gym Re: Training ElizabethLovelace

    Six And that's it! Feel free to use this thread (and the ModSquad Junglegym forum!) to practice any of your other new modly powers. The ones you'll probably use the ...

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Mod Squad Jungle Gym Re: Training ElizabethLovelace

    Four There she is! Quick, merge her back into your training thread so she can be with her friends again!

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Mod Squad Jungle Gym Re: Training ElizabethLovelace

    Five This is Dewy, and he's clearly up to no good! Hurry and lock this thread so he can't escape!

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Mod Squad Jungle Gym Re: Training ElizabethLovelace

    Three "That r** Peter! He's always bullying me, telling me I'm no good and just a ball of f***," Matthew wines in a public forum, hoping ElizabethLovelace could help him. ...

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Mod Squad Jungle Gym Re: Training ElizabethLovelace

    Two Oh no! Theresa was ready to go for a run in the forest with Helen, but Helen is missing! She's awfully sleepy, and likes to go for naps in ...

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Mod Squad Jungle Gym Re: Training ElizabethLovelace

    One Welcome to the crew, ElizabethLovelace! This thread is a space for you to practice some of your new modly powers with the help of Lauren's den of foxes (Lauren ...

    Feb 2, 2017
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Reviewing Optimistically

    I'm posting this in Fiction Discussion because even though this guide is applicable to anything, I hope to let it lead into other guides about how to review specific aspects ...

    Jan 26, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: what's in a memoir

    It sounds like you might be working with a collection of personal essays rather than a memoir? There's a lot of overlap in narrative nonfiction of course, but what sticks ...

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

    Where did all the Ohio people come from??? I used YWS from Ohio for like 6 years and was so alone XD I'd be interested to know how that trend ...

    Jan 9, 2017
  • Lounge, The Re: Novelists: What's your best unsolicited advice?

    Write even when you don't want to. You can change it later. It's only a draft!

    Jan 2, 2017


Monster is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat.
— Henry Wu, "Jurassic World"