Young Writers Society

I wanted to participate in the dialogue prompt for the YWS Olympics, but then I went to sleep with an unfinished story and now I woke up to realise I missed the deadline Welp at least there’s still other events to do

Random shower thought:

The word “absentee” implies the existence of “absentor”. Just like an interviewee is one who is being interviewed, an absentee is one who is absent. In other words, the absentee is having the action of absence “inflicted” on him. That would mean that the “absentor” is the one “inflicting” the absence onto an absentee. So in the case of someone who is sick, the “absentor” would be…the illness. Strange that it isn’t a person. But HOWEVER, if the absentee is absent because of bereavement, then their “absentor” would be…oh gosh…their deceased family member.

(Can I just say that “Absentor” sounds really ominous and threatening and someone should use it as the name of a supervillain or something)

Oh me
Oh my
I have regressed to my
lurking tendencies again
Whatever shall I do

(I have decided to do at least one review for any work on YWS today. If I end up not doing it, you have my express permission to come here and (metaphorically) beat me up for not doing it)

How does one review novel chapters? I genuinely need to know.

I’m looking in the green room seeing all these (probably really awesome) novels which are, like, on part 5, part 126 even. And I want to review them(!), but my brain just goes “nope we are not reading all that” and ignores it entirely. T-T

(other tips on reviewing novels are welcome too)
(thanks!)

Eyes flick to the lights on the digital clock
10:02, the LED strips read
That familiar dread bubbling up inside me
Where did my June Holidays go?
(Gone in a flash)
I have four different alarms prepared
on my phone, but I’m not confident
to wake up in the morning at five-thirty
I’m not ready for school
not now, not yet
(not ever)
Responsibilities — a big mountain looming over me
Inhale a deep breath of air
I hope I did do all of my homework.

(I wrote this in 10 minutes lol I am not ready for school)

Yippee! I have returned after 4 days of not existing! And double yippee because school starts in two days! Don’t you love it when you have no time to write reviews?

Sarcasm aside, I am back and writing reviews again! Rejoice! (Let’s hope I do not procrastinate them to oblivion)

Just realised I’ll be busy next week and won’t be able to take part in Team Tortoise. Oh well, I’ll still do my one review a day whenever I can. Good luck to all other participants, and keep going!

Not me submitting all my reviews at 11.55pm (though today was a special case!) as I keep pushing ot back so I have to rush everything at night. Have healthy sleep schedules, people.

That feeling when you’re looking through your reviews for…whatever reason and realise that your first review was on a work rated 18+ even though you’re 14, so now you’re just left with that vague feeling of “whoops??”

You ever look at other people’s profiles and feel like “dang, I should probably be more active/respond to people’s comments more” but you’re too used to lurking on social media and, before joining have never really touched the comment button, then you start to wonder, what am I doing on a site like this? Where engagement is key but you’re not really used to being social on social media? When you’re chronically online yet unused to presenting yourself to the world? And now you want to respond to all the commenters that you ghosted but now it’s too late, too awkward to reply?

No? Just me?

(I should probably be asleep what am I even doing.)

P.S. does anyone know how social norms on platforms like this works? is mild online social anxiety even a thing? should i stop writing and properly organise my thoughts before this comment gets too long? questions, questions.

WELL THEN have a nice day/night/somehow it’s sunset or sunrise and you’re not sure?

Thank you! Glad to be a member of this community! Hope I don’t do anything wrong or anything 👀