A friend of mine actually introduced me to yws before she moved away, she said she used to write here a lot and that the community was great, I thought I'd give it a shot and here I am. <33
You know, ଳjellyfishଳ can't swim or shine on their own, but once they absorb light from around them, they're able to shine for themselves! So maybe...I can, too! If I'm around you, maybe I'll be able to shine, too? -
Back when I was 13, I wanted a place to share my writing, and my mom did a little research and suggested I check out Y.W.S. Since then, I've visited this site in on and off periods.
Well the forums on another writing website I was on got shut down, so I searched on google for another place to connect with other writers and found this.
I am the Timekeeper, Quote Hunter, Letter Stealer, and Grave Visitor "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon." — Paul Brandt Genesis 3:19
Well I was previously on an art website and I was bored of being terrible at art so I looked up writing websites and then found this. I thought it was cool but then didn't join. Then a while after, a few days after my birthday, I joined.
A friend of mine told me she was posting her work over here to get feedback. I was curious so I checked it out and have never regretted it ever since. <333
I had a novel I was working on, but really wanted some feedback and support on it to keep writing. I really wanted others to read and enjoy it, but it seemed like all the other sites I looked into were geared to more mature audiences. Then, I found this place (In a google search, like others have said) and made an account. Then I forgot about it for a week and a half until I got a notification from YWS. I eventually published a poem, and now here we are!
I found YWS through my younger sister @tgirly -> she has been writing novels since she was like 5 (not joking) and though I had ZERO interest in writing at the time I did want to read what what she was working on and figured our the best way to do so was to get an account, I actually became interested in reviewing before being interested in writing which I feel like is opposite of how most people start out on YWS. I really liked discussing works with my sister and following certain writers posting. I also liked the competitive aspect of reviewing during Review Days and in Knights of the Green Room. I kinda stopped using YWS circa 2014-2015 but when I moved to college sometimes going on YWS was a good way to catch my sister so I started logging on again here and there. Got hooked again from a few contests like YWS Olympics. And then became a JM to my surprise. After I became a JM I became a little more serious about the writing aspect of the site and absolutely loved getting to help with NaPo, RevMo, and other site events. Got very into Squills and KotGR and a few different conspiracies. Became a GM. And the rest is history! If I had not found YWS I am pretty certain I would not be writing poetry and certainly wouldn't have had any creative writing published.
you should know i am a time traveler & there is no season as achingly temporary as now
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