Meet Your Fellow YWSers!

As its name suggests, this thread is where you can meet and get to know your fellow YWSers! If you're new and looking to get know your new peers or if you've been around a while and want to introduce yourself, this is the place for you!

How to post here?

Simply follow the template given below, fill in the details and post it! You are welcome to edit, change, or post a new introduction later on if you so like. However please note that the template is more YWS-focused so if you are a new member, you might want to head over to the Welcome Mat to introduce yourself, while using this thread to discover things you may have in common with fellow YWSers.

There is no strict requirement to limit yourself to the template, feel free to add anything if you would like to!

How long ago should I have joined to be allowed to post here?

There is no stipulation as to how long you need to have joined to post here. All members are welcome to post their introductions! Just remember that whatever you post here will be for future new members to read.

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[b]Name: [/b] (nicknames if you feel like it)

[b]Pronouns: [/b]

[b]Age: [/b] (optional)

[b]What I like to write: [/b]

[b]What I like to review: [/b]

[b]What I like to read: [/b]

[b]My favourite thing about YWS: [/b]

[b]Where you can find me: [/b]

[b]Two fun facts about me: [/b]



Name: thehoplessromantic but you can call me hop

Pronouns: they/she

Age: Just turned 14!

What I like to write: i love poetry!

What I like to review: also poetry! it's fun to figure out what emotions are being used!

What I like to read: i'm a big fan of romance dystopian!

My favourite thing about YWS: all of the wonderful people <3

Where you can find me: mostly in the people's page and wfps!

Two fun facts about me: I'm almost fluent in two languages and I like to come up with random words to say when I'm bored? That second one wasn't something fun ig but listing two is hard. my hubris has been dulled.

Name: Wolfi

Pronouns: she/her

Age: 25

What I like to write: prose

What I like to review: novel chapters and short stories!

What I like to read: historical fiction :3

My favourite thing about YWS: how genuine and cozy it is (a rare thing to find on the internet these days), encouraging young creatives to create art for art's sake

Where you can find me: scrolling through the People tab, hanging out in storybook write-ins

Two fun facts about me: I'm developing a video game with friends, and I have over 200 albums in my vinyl collection!

Name: My name is canopy! (The small letter c is a purposeful choice and I would like it to stay that way ) I am good with any number of nicknames, can, can of pea, canoe, cancan, pea, canny are some of the popular ones but you're welcome to call me tree, leaf, chloroplast, or any fun nickname you can think of! I'm not picky

Pronouns: she/her

Age: Turning 18 this year! O.o

What I like to write: I like writing your typical fantasy novels (who doesn't?) I also enjoy satires, and humour though I usually write those more as short stories. I do occasionally write poetry but I wouldn't consider myself a poet.

What I like to review: I'll review just about anything! I am not especially picky. I do avoid pieces that are deal with some very heavy topics but other than that I don't really mind anything. Poetry is of course trickier for me, I can't review every piece but those that I can, I enjoy reviewing! :3

What I like to read: Oh I love reading! True love of my life. I try to be open-minded about the genres I read and books range from non-fiction to hardcore fantasy. If I had to pick favourites, I do like fantasy a lot (again, who doesn't?) and have a particular soft spot for historical fiction. If you even want any recommendations, feel free to ask!

My favourite thing about YWS: Definitely the community! I think YWS has one the most genuine, friendly, compassionate and helpful communities I've ever seen. And this is so rare, especially online, and I will always be grateful I stumbled across this place.

Where you can find me: I am very active on the People's Tab, so if you're looking for me I will definitely be there. I am also present in wfps and other pads (ones I host and others as well). I review and write every now and then so you will also see me around the site and also in the Randomosity.

You are always welcome to come drop by on my wall or send me a PM. I am always up for conversation! Plus I am a JM so if you have any questions or concerns regarding the site always feel free to send me a PM!!

Two fun facts about me: Oh my I honestly don't know what to put in here. Welllllll let's see, I became a Junior Moderator (JM) on 18th October, 2025 does that count as a cool fact? hehe. Also I am actually an ancient immortal tree and totally not a human. Mhm. That's totally true.

Ooh okay okay, this is a cool fact! I love memes and I'm pretty good at making them, so if you go through my wall, you'll find some yewis memes there! And if you want, you can let me know, and I'll make some memes for you! :3

Name: romanticchemist but most people call me chem or my real name (meenal)

Pronouns: she/her

Age: 15-nearly-16

What I like to write: poetry!! though i’m also working on a romance novel…

What I like to review: POETRY!! and the occasional short story

What I like to read: P O E T R Y. and romance. and fantasy.

My favourite thing about YWS: the small community and friends i’ve made here! they’re the reason i’ve stuck around <3

Where you can find me: in wfp or giving life updates in the people tab

Two fun facts about me: 1) i knit and crochet (though i'm much better at the latter, lol) 2) i'm a student journalist and opinion editor for my school newspaper!

Name: Paige

Pronouns: she/her/hers

What I like to write: stories.

What I like to review: anything that’s a story, lol. I’ve reviewed (a long time ago, as I haven’t reviewed in years) horror, mystery, and other things.

What I like to read: fantasy, historical fiction, mystery, (sometimes) horror. my absolute favorite books though are fantasy.

My favourite thing about YWS: the people. :)

Where you can find me: people’s tab or the community forums

Two fun facts about me: I’m an artist! I love to paint, draw, etc. also, a really important fun fact bout me, is that I l o v e cheese.

Name: (nicknames if you feel like it) alliyah! (the lowercased 'a' is very important to me, it's part of the aesthetic) I've been trying to get people to call me anchovies, but so far no luck!

Pronouns: she / her

Age: Currently, I am 11030 days old. One of the elder YWSers still hobbling around!

What I like to write: Poetry! And theology non-fiction (ie. devotional material). I also enjoy being one of the Squills writers. I've had both a little poetry and a little devotional writing published and a couple newspaper articles too!

What I like to review: Mainly poetry, especially anything that is truly creative / inventive, or very introspective, or anything with bird or chicken imagery, or religious references. I also enjoy reading short-stories on YWS!

What I like to read: I also like to read interesting poetry! Outside of YWS you might find me reading theology, devotionals, and strangely enough I do enjoy the genre "New Weird" (think: Jeff VanderMeer), historical fiction, and some science-fiction. I like books that either have a religious lens (Madeline L'Engle) or make me think "wow I would have never thought of that in a million years" or something that teaches me something about history - and if you can mash ALL of those into the same book, even better! Abraham Verghese and Anthony Doerr are favorite authors too.

My favourite thing about YWS: The community, the regular repetition of seasons around writing and creativity (NaPo, RevMo, Inktober, Social Month etc) - I love how writing and reading poetry allows me the chance to think and process the world in a different way - and love interacting with poetry within community. YWS is also filled with wonderful, kind, and creative folks. And I enjoy moderating too - I like being involved in helping community events come to fruition. And I love that YWS is a scrapbook of time and creativity.

Where you can find me: poetically? you can find me swimming up-stream in a creek that I swear connects to the Missouri River, I am trying to reach my home, but always separated by hundreds of miles of land between. the stars have promised to lead me the right way. on yws? I might be reading a poem in the lit center, hanging out on the people tab, or making a goofy joke that no one else got, but none-the-less it made me laugh. :]

Two fun facts about me: We'll go with two very random things that maybe you didn't already know. In college I wrote a section of a book that was presented to Pope Francis as a gift by an American Bishop. That's cool to think about right? Also I have an unlucky habit of being / being in close-proximity to fire-hazards and things related to this - it is like a strange aspect of my life that is part joke, part strange-circumstance, part-problem. I could write a whole essay on that observation - but ask me about it some time if you're curious! I also take fire-safety very seriously. And also was once almost fired from a job for nearly setting a popcorn machine on fire.

Okay also! bonus fun-fact! My friend @Rook and I are the co-editors of a poetry and art zine called "COOP" that features all chicken poetry, short-stories, and art - and we are accepting new submissions! To read, submit, or share with others check out coopzine.com.

Name: Jazz

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: O L D

What I like to write: Sci-fi/fantasy, often killing off a beloved character in the plot. I have a talent in writing realistic characters, I love a good character-building theme, and writing with someone else makes it a thousand times more fun.

What I like to review: Sci-fi/fantasy

What I like to read: Sci-fi/fantasy to the end! Also historical fiction and the occasional biography/autobiography (often involving pilots).

My favourite thing about YWS: The people. Without the people, YWS would not be the wonderful place it is.

Where you can find me: In the RP section, in a wfp, and often sitting hunched on top of your fridge.

Two fun facts about me: I've been to two other continents, and three other countries besides the one I live in! To no surprise according to my name, I am a music enthusiast!

Name: Smetana/Sasha/Smet

Pronouns: he/they

Age: 100000000000 years old

What I like to write: I like to write romance and apocalyptic stuff!

What I like to review: anything that catches my eye

What I like to read: romance and horror are probably my favourite but I read anything!

My favourite thing about YWS: the community! It's sweet, accepting and you always have something to talk about with the people. Also, quite helpful with writing

Where you can find me: pads or people's tab prolly. Might be in your walls or under the bed tho

Two fun facts about me: im an alien from saturn, my nickname smetana means sour cream in many slavic languages (i believe...) (in my country we use smotana but smetana sounds better in my head)

Name: Creeperfeverdreams, but you can call me Creeper or Fever or just feverdreams or creeperdreams lol

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 315 years old

What I like to write: Romance, supernatural, paranormal, fantasy, horror, a tad bit of mystery and comedy, fanfiction (mainly creepypasta and marble hornets but I’ll do other stuff too) and occasionally poetry/songs

What I like to review: Any of the above I just mentioned, but I’m fine with reviewing anything.

What I like to read: fantasy, horror, romance (but I am picky about how romance is portrayed), books about reports of ghosts, and collections of stories. Sometimes I read poetry. I like classical literature too! (I’m reading Wuthering Heights right now!)

My favourite thing about YWS: all of the different humans and their different creative ideas being shared very enthusiastically

Where you can find me: Reviewing, posting in my character design forum titled “My character designs <33[2]”, posting on my wall, or posting a story

Two fun facts about me: I have a double-jointed thumb. I also used to think that Five Guys was actually a real life location where the events of FNAF happened. I was terrified.

Name: CATSRULETHEWORLD387, but you can call me catsz or CATS

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Age: I'm 13, turning 14 in October

What I like to write: I like to write my novels and poetry whenever something pops up in my mind! I mostly write relatable poems to let people know they are not alone <3

What I like to review: I like to review poetry, and maybe going to start reviewing short stories as well

What I like to read: POEMS, stories, and literally anything that hooks me in. My favorite genres are (DARK) romance, fantasy, action, suspense, and fiction

My favourite thing about YWS: I love the people's tab and the people here, makes it so much more fun!

Where you can find me: here today, gone tomorrow xD when I post I full on spam my wall. You can also find me lurking around other people's walls and in a wfp (writerfeedpad)

Two fun facts about me: I like all types of music
I love drawing!
and i'm horrible at math and literally any other subject except ELA
thats alll
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Name: officially baldassare or bladassare, nicknames include baldy, bladdy, bladder, baldass, bladass, etc

Pronouns: she/they

Age: same as ur mom

What I like to write: short stories

What I like to review: novel chapters or short stories as well

What I like to read: romance, fantasy, mystery novels

My favourite thing about YWS: the silly people

Where you can find me: being insane on the people tab

Two fun facts about me: I play softball and I live in ur walls

Name: heyyy, im starlight! nicknames... star or blossom- that's from another site. or just call me anything you want lol.

Pronouns: she/her

Age: highschool junior <3

What I like to write: hmmmm mostly fantasy and sci-fi, occasionally poetry, and i also like making non-fiction stuff on christianity (the true meaning of love, proving the bible's validity, etc). I'm working on book 2 in my series 'The Starlight Saga'!!!

What I like to review: fantasy, sci-fi, action-y stuff like dat, anything...

What I like to read: surprise fantasy! sci-fi! romantasy! fun stuff! some of my favorite books include Dust (Kara Swanson), The Wonderland Trials (Sara Ella), Flame Theory (CJE Black), The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer), the Inheritance Games (Jennifer Lynn Barnes), The Wingfeather Saga (Andrew Peterson), the Powerless Trilogy (Lauren Roberts?), the Left Behind series, and LOTR (shame on u if u do not know the author of lotr.).

My favourite thing about YWS: definitely the community. i love how i can chat with other writers and get feedback on my stuff!

Where you can find me: usually in the peoples tab msg me on my wall if you want to yap. oh also my Write the World username is ✨sakura🩵 if yall want to check out my stuff there <3

Two fun facts about me: ohh...ummmmmm... welp, ive got an IQ of 146 (too lazy to do any abt it) and yes thats very random ik lol. okay here's number two...at least one character in every single WIP i write- which is a lot- is based off of me. it's quite annoying.

Name: (nicknames if you feel like it)
Meshugenah! Mostly called Mesh

Pronouns:
she/her

Age:
I joined YWS in 2004. I am old.

What I like to write:
Poetry!

What I like to review:
Poetry!

What I like to read:
... poetry.

Ok, I read a ton. I am a librarian by trade, so I read a ton of picture books/shorter nonfiction/books meant for anyone under 14. It takes me forever to get to things for me, and I'm all over the place in what I reach for - I currently have a couple books on human evolution checked out, along with one that I think is technically romantasy, I just bought one that's historical fiction and another fantasy. I also have a handful of books on linguistics (ranging from historical over a few languages to one from someone I have followed for years on internet linguistics). I did recently pull out my huge Chaucer book to look for a few things, too. I also grabbed a really cool old book on folk songs from the gold rush.

tl;dr: I'm a giant nerd who basically reads anything but horror. Fantasy/Sci-fi are my favorites, followed by historical fiction along with a healthy dose of history/linguistics and music things.

My favourite thing about YWS:
NaPo!

Where you can find me:
People tab, sometimes in pads, haunting the mods.

Two fun facts about me:
I play clarinet, and I have never actually seen any of my favorite bands live (mostly due to both really poor timing and most of my favorites being smaller groups that don't tour extensively)

Name: Tikaa

Pronouns: she / her

Age: 30+

What I like to write: fanfiction -- fantasy or sci-fi.

What I like to review: anything that isn't poetry but preferably in the genres that I write. (I do poetry if it stays in the Green Room for long enough!) If you ask me to review something, I put it on my to-do list where I roll dice on what to do first. If you want to increase your odds, I can be bribed with Green Room reviews or reviews/comments on my chapters that answer my questions! =D

What I like to read: Anything with a writing style that speaks to me.

My favourite thing about YWS: The Green Room and how it's supposed to guarantee that no work goes without attention.

Where you can find me: Exactly there. Or the people's tab. Or the "New Posts" section (and yes, this is how I catch all of your stuff @AlexWrites )

Two fun facts about me: 1) I am easily motivated by shiny things. 2) If you comment on my reviews / stories you get long answers back :3 (Is this a fun fact? It is to me!)
Edit: Found a new fun fact! I got my wife to join YWS =D

Writing is my passion so I want to share it!
I also really enjoyed Social Week :3