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  • Lounge, The Re: The "I'm Back" Thread

    It was so pleasant to see that this place this still as it was! I'm on summer vacation from teaching. Hopefully I can be useful.

    Jun 28, 2018
  • Lounge, The Re: Official YWS Marriages

    @Holysocks and I, @RacheDrache, hereby formally announce our engagement to be wed.

    Aug 11, 2016
  • Knights of the Green Room Re: Knights of the Green Room Great Hall

    I have full intention of becoming reigning Queen of the Green Room. Or maybe I'll just build a tower, hide a princess in it, and guard it like the Drache ...

    Aug 11, 2016
  • Research Re: Linguistic Differences

    Hey there! I'm Rach. We just met in chat, and then I kinda stalked you and found this thread. I have a BA in Linguistics and eventually want my PhD ...

    Aug 10, 2016
  • Writing Tips Re: Need advice on developing a solid plot and dialogue

    Short stories and novels are two entirely different animals--their plots and story arcs and characters all work in different ways. Of course they're different to a degree, but you're overstating ...

    Feb 26, 2015
  • Writing Tips Re: Need advice on developing a solid plot and dialogue

    Here's a brief story: I was eight when I decided I wanted to be an author. When I announced this goal to my older sister, she said I ought to ...

    Feb 25, 2015
  • Lounge, The Re: Special Feature: The Junior Moderators

    Awwww, I'm blushing. Y'all are too kind

    Feb 17, 2015
  • Official Polls Re: How do you like to review?

    I've done both, but usually I do it in the review box. The other document is only if I want to be really thorough. When writers get dirty.

    Feb 10, 2015
  • Writing Tips Re: Verbose vs. Descriptive

    Detail should contribute something to the whole. Earn its keep. Pull its own weight. If it doesn't give more than it takes--at the minimum, it takes the reader's time--then it ...

    Feb 6, 2015
  • Lounge, The Re: Which book made you feel the most?

    I can't just pick one. Three come to mind when I think of complete and other soul-scraping raw emotional devastation. The Child Thief , by Brom, where I masochistically read ...

    Feb 2, 2015
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Use of Profanity

    Curse words are just words that society has labeled as profane. They are not inherently profane or bad or anything like that. In fact, the F word in English is ...

    Jan 30, 2015
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should vaccinations be compulsory?

    @RacheDrache - just curious - is the rabies vaccine you got same as the shots people are given when bit by a rabid animaL? No, it's a different series. The ...

    Jan 30, 2015
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should vaccinations be compulsory?

    This is perhaps the first time I've ever participated in the Debate forum. - Yes, I've had all the routine childhood vaccinations and most of the others available. I'm even ...

    Jan 29, 2015
  • Welcome Mat Re: New to YWS

    Hello there! I'm RacheDrache. The frog is Ribbit. We welcome you warmly to this wonderful place. I'm a fantasy writer as well and positively stuffed full of writing advice and ...

    Jan 21, 2015
  • Writers Corner Re: Grammar Elf Help Hotline

    Do you need help punctuating a sentence? Are you unsure whether your grammar is correct? Worried you've made a mistake? The Grammar Elves are here to help! Simply post the ...

    Jan 20, 2015


To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
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