Haii

I'm Brendan
I'm Australian, 15 and very bored.

I like writing.

Which could be why I'm here...



P.S I think I'm more interesting than this post would make you think..

Hi Brendan! It's alright if I call you that, right? So, great to meet you! Before you start posting your work, I'll go over the rules first.

1. Keep the 2:1 review ratio. That means that for every piece of work that you intend to post, we ask that you review two others beforehand. That makes sure that everyone gets a review. Besides, nobody will like to review your works if you refuse to review anyone else's.

2. No chatspeak. We're all authors here, so please use proper grammar, spelling, and capitalization. That way, our eyes won't burn. And yes, even in the chatroom. (Though I have no idea when it'll be up again). Yeah, we all have a bit of the grammar Nazi in us.

So, that's it for the rules. They're easy to follow, so you won't have anything to worry about. Now, tell us more about yourself. In case you're feeling kind of lazy, I have the questions right here:

What are your favorite books? Who are your favorite authors?
What do you like to write?
What are your interests in music?
What about movies?
What is your favorite color? Animal? Food?
What are your goals for the future?
And anything else you want to include here.

Well, that's all the questions I have for now. I'm sure somebody will come up with more of them. Well, great meeting you! I hope to see you around soon! Feel free to PM me for anything that you need- reviews for your work, questions, or friendship. See ya!

I'm set for the rules..

And ok now i'll do this better....

Basically, I signed up to this thing because I never get a chance to share anything I write, as the stereotypical Australian 'tall-poppy syndrome' plagues that sort of thing. That and I really want to improve my writing, and I hope that by reading others I will be able to do this, as well as being exposed to different ideas.

My favourite colour is black (I know it's a shade... grrr) although I rarely wear it, I wear the brightest, most attention seeking items I can find. Umm I don't have a favourite animal or food, I don't have a favourite for many things actually: its too hard to decide.

I like any music with good lyrics I think, and I listen to anything from hardcore (slipknot) through (screamo) escape the fate and the used, punk (blink 182, sum 41, nofx) pop punk (fallout boy, all time low, we the kings, new found glory, mayday parade, four year strong). My favourite band is probably Relient K, which is a Christian Rock band, ironic as I am an atheist ncredibly critical on religion. I have been a fan of Eminem since I was six lol.

Fave movies are Sweeney Todd, Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Fight Club and The Dead Poet Society, and fave authors are Bryce Courtenay, Tim Winton and Mo Hayder.

My ambition is too never work a real job and do something creative eg. Rockstar, writer or t-shirt designer lol.

I write anything: its basically a cathartic hobby for me, but I rarely have the time nor the patience to get over a couple of thousand words. I am also really into philosophy

P.S A question for everybody else.... if you had to stay in one place for 100 hundred years where would it be??

I would be slightly intoxicated on a desserted beach with a big bonfire (pyromaniac), with a vivid sunset or a nightime lightning storm on the horizon

In a hundred years, I'd be dead. Heh. Seriously, I'd spend it in my house. I have pretty much everything I need in here.

Hi! Well since you know all the rules and I already know some stuff about you, I guess that I'll just answer your question. I would have to spend it at my best friends house, she and I always have something to do together. Whether it's getting on the computer or watching the latest movies, we're always doing something.

How's it in Australia?

Hiyas! Vyper mentioned the important stuff, but I'll just add my two cents. I mean ten cents.

Rating works is good! You should always rate your works, because then they'll show up on the front page. Unless they're R, which they should be if they include the F-word or anything graphic. And that reminds me, try and keep the cursing to the literary forums, kay? I know FRAK doesn't have the same effect as its alter-ego, but, hey.

(I have no idea whether you swear or not, but it's always worth mentioning, right?)

Some members have colored names (like me! And Vyper, and Teddy.)
Light blue is for Greeters, who's job it is to welcome every new member and make sure they can find their way around and stuff.
Us purps are Instructors. We make it a priority to give good critiques and you can usually find us around the Literary Forums or the review requesting threads.
Mods and Jr. Mods zoom around and keep the site from disintegrating into total chaos (which is hard, believe me). Mods are dark green, and Jr. Mods are light green.
Nate and Meshugenah, the reds, are the administrators. Nate is our beloved webmaster and founder. Worship him. Mesh helps him run the site.
Orange members are distinguished members, which are honorably retired mods.

To answer your question: I'd kill myself five years into it if I had to be in one place for one hundred years. Doesn't matter where, I have a very short attention span.

So, welcome to YWS, dude!

Hiya and Welcome!

So, rules have been covered. And Mars mentioned the rated works thing and coloured names.

Time to go on what an actual "review" is.

A review must be at least 250 characters long. That translates to about 23 points or one long paragraph (three short ones). That discourages reviews such as "this was great, keep it up." Yes, you will find lines like that, but they are mixed in with a whole whacking bunch more praise.

If you have any questions, PM me.

any place huh, well alone i would chose a mall, but one with a store for everything, so that way it would be hard to get bored or hungry and stuff like that.

But with someone else a giant mansion, so that way me and my friends would have tons of places to hang out.

hey

welcome to yws.

pm me if you need anything.

see ya around.

Wow, a newbie asking us a question. That's a change. So...where would I spend 100 years? Oh goodness. I'd have to say Santorini. I visited there as part of a family vacation a couple summers ago, and man, it was beautiful. Plus there was all sorts of cool stuff I didn't get to see. 100 years is plenty of time to explore an island. And learn Greek and how to drive a stick shift (automatic cars are pretty much non-existent there ).

Now, for my favorite part of Greeting, HHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE'S YOUR GIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!