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  • Information Desk Archive Re: New Non-Fiction Category

    If you go to the Discover Works Page, you'll find an entire new category named "Non-fiction." Under this category are three forums: General Articles, In The News, and Reviews. General ...

    Jan 11, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Novels & Novellas (updated)

    This topic is out-of-date. For more up to date information on creating novels, see:

    Jan 11, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: New Year, New Plans: An Un-Official YWS Road-Map

    Would it be at all possible to receive notifications for debates we've participated in? Same methods as storybooks, I'd assume, for the coding. I sometimes like participating in debates, but ...

    Jan 6, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Quote Button Removed for Literary Works

    I've already seen the effects. At least two users have still quoted... but not even with the code... just quotation marks. Ah well. If you see that and it's pretty ...

    Jan 6, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Quote Button Removed for Literary Works

    Over the past year or so, a craze has swept YWS in which one quotes the entire literary work then adds maybe one or two suggestions. We've all seen them, ...

    Jan 4, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: New: Recommended For You

    Thanks everyone! As I said, this is a very simple recommendation engine. Basically, all it's doing is recommending the works that your friends' like. So, it's not going to be ...

    Jan 4, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: New: Recommended For You

    On a whim, I decided to create a "Recommended For You" block on the front page. This replaces the old information block that was highlighting the newsletter that went out ...

    Jan 3, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: New Year, New Plans: An Un-Official YWS Road-Map

    It wouldn't it be a New Year if YWS didn't have big changes in store, right? After all, 2010 was ushered in with huge changes to the site (no more ...

    Jan 1, 2011
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Submit to the Young Writers Literary Journal! (closed)

    Wildebard: Aye, scripts can be submitted under the short story category. Emmzzlee: If your poem is accepted, you will of course receive an acceptance letter.

    Dec 30, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Report A Site Bug

    Renn, what you're referring to and what Knightley and Big_Cheesy_Grin are referring to are two completely different things. However, you've already PMmed and I've already responded. Please refer to th

    Dec 29, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from YWS!

    Also, the menorah gift is a bit odd, since Hanukkah was the first week of December, but the thought is appreciated anyway. Sorry about that! I missed Hanukkah this year, ...

    Dec 20, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from YWS!

    So if you haven't noticed, a few things have changed. Namely: - The banner ( Click here for the full version from Vlad Studio ) - The background now has ...

    Dec 19, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Submit to the Young Writers Literary Journal! (closed)

    Knightley, technically, that does count as published. But since captain.classy is a classy JM, it'll be fine. So, no worries. Thanks for checking. Gspp, once I get some more time ...

    Dec 16, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Submit to the Young Writers Literary Journal! (closed)

    Seeminglymeaningless, there's no limits. But, that's within reason. Of course, an 80 page novella or a 10,000 line epic poem have a pretty low chance of being accepted just due ...

    Dec 15, 2010
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Submit to the Young Writers Literary Journal! (closed)

    the poem has to be in english only? Yes, we can only accept submissions in English.

    Dec 12, 2010


The thing about plummeting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.
— Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune