Hi, I'm new at YMS

Hi! I'm Monica. I'm kinda new here and I kinda noticed that a lot (And I mean A LOT) of people go on YMS. There are so many people. Well, I want to post a story that I'm working on, but I keep thinking that people will hate it. I guess you could say that I'm kinda scared to post my stories. I really love writing and all, but I usually keep it to myself or send them to geekchic. (One of my best friends; She's a really good writer. Better than I am.) And I really want others to read them and all, but I'm just too scared to post them.

-Monica

Awww! I get scared when I post stuff on YWS too! My advice is, clean it up as much as you can and then post it. We'll help you get better, and that's the important thing!

Welcome to YWS! What sorts of things do you like to write?

Hi Monica!!! Ok I'm going to tell you a fact- you are an AMAZING writer! AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING! You're also an amazing artist! You can post your art too- just go to the art and photography section. Everyone here is super nice and I know you'll like it a lot. See aren't you glad I told you about this site?!
Love you bunches girl!
-Hope

Heya Monica!

Welcome to YWS! Let me assure you that any criticism you receive here will be constructive. No one is going to hate your stories! Everyone is really nice, and in any case, I'm nearly 100% positive that your not anywhere near a bad writer. Here are some tips and stuff I have to help you out around here.

1. We do a 2:1 ratio thing here. That is, we expect 2 reviews for every 1 piece of work you post. That is however a bare minimum, it is always nice if you do more as it makes you acquainted with other people, and it helps your writing. (Seriously, one of the best things to learn how to write, is to read others work and edit it.)

2. To go along with the 2:1 ratio thing, your YWS points, are like your own bank of cash. 100 points are used to post a literary item and 50 points are gained per review.

3. As I said above, it is nice to review others work as they will want to review yours as a sort of repayment.

4. Be nice, and remember, anything is acceptable. Pictures, lyrics, short stories, poems.... There is a lot of different stuff you can do.


Let me know if you have any questions or would like a NICE review on one of your AMAZING pieces of work!

-HostofHorus

Thanks for the advice you guys!
(And no Hope, your writing is so much better than mines.)
To HostofHorus:
I'll let you know if I written anything. So far, I've been working on one, but I keep getting distracted with school work.

I love YMS too.

Sounds good!

Dear Monica,

you have just found the PERFECT place! Don't get scared. Being a writer take risks. You'll never reach your dream unless you try. Go on and post. Don't be scared because this site is just about that! People are here to help you.

Welcome to YWS!

~ Jash ♥