Young Writers Society

(Narcissist? Moi? Never.)

I'll try to keep this short, because I can be frightfully long-winded, for which I am browbeaten* by my English teacher every-other-day. (I have algebra 2 on the other day, you see.)

The college applications people said not to try and be funny if you aren't, and I'm not, so let's get to the point before I talk your ears off (type your eyes out?)!

Call me Meep, because my real name is boring. I'm seventeen (and a half, and then some), which means I won't be able to vote in the upcoming elections, as much as I'd like to. As you may have guessed, I like to write. (No, really!) I would say "I love to write," because that's true, but it sounds so cliché and it's so overused you can't help but wonder if it's true.

In case you haven't gathered, I'm frightfully pretentious. I drink tea and wear a hand knitted Ravenclaw scarf when it's cold. Being an Aquarius, and so, an air sign (ironic, no? the water bearer is an air sign, but whatever) it is my job in life to one-up everyone, and know everything. According to Born on a Rotten Day, the body part associated with Aquarius is ankles - "constantly twisted from turning on your heel and walking out the door," but those may not be her exact words.

(Okay, okay, in all seriousness, I'm really not usually this bad. Truth is, I'm just full of hot air. I swear I'm not usually this stuck-up, or this long winded.

... really.)

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*figuratively, of couse - I'm not trying to start a lawsuit

How's this for long windedness?

Welcome.

ah long windedness, foo! Toss out your inhibitions! (I wish I could...)

Welcome to the forum, if you need any help I'll be of assistance, though I suggest you don't ask me. I still don't know ALL the ins-and-outs (learning them, though!) but if you would like a critique I'll offer that help anytime, just pm me.

Good luck finding your way around, and making friends!

Thank you, both of you.

I swear to God I'm not usually that bad.

Hey, welcome to the site.

You can ask me any questions, I've been here too long that I could probably answer pretty much every question you could ask.

Oh, good.

Actually, while I'm thinking about it - last time I signed up for a young writers' community, the TOS had some legal mumbo-jumbo that pretty much said anything I posted to their site became their property. I haven't seen anything to indicate that such is the case here, but I want to check before I go off posting my work.

I think it addresses this when you sign up. It remains your property. I think it might count as being published when you post it though *looks at Jack*...

I read through the Terms of Service before I registered, but I didn't see anything that lead me to believe one way or another. Thanks, though.

Hi Meep,


I'm a sagittarius, which explains why I'm suspicious of astrology.

Oh, well, Firestarter (Jack) will know.

Welcome aboard!

Narcisstic? pffft....theres no such thing as narcism, only self-respect.

I don't think it makes the stories the forums property.

Although I do know if you plan to publish it/submit it to a contest you will want to either a) not post it or be b) take it down before hand. If its online its considered 'published' and a lot of publishers and companies would like to reserve the first publishing rights and this could sometimes make it a void. On old forums they had a suggestion just for this kind of stuff, after so many days/months the work was deleted from the system, because even if you remove it from the forum it is still in archives some where.

I'm not sure they have that kind of thread here...

Hey Meep! I commented in your blog and already told you loved your username!

I'm Wiggy, current insane member of YWS. lol I love writing too (we have something in common! ), and you'll love it here. The writing's not only great, the people are great and the crits are great and the whole site is awesome!!!! You'll fit right in here and I know you'll love it.

If you have any questions or just want to talk, let me know! Just pm me or something...ttyl!

Wiggy

Nope! You retain all rights to your work. However, (not sure on this, but from what I've heard) publishing companies consider anything posted on the internet as "published" and won't look at it (or something to that extent. I don't know the mumbo-jumbo of that... but now I wish I did).

Er.. what Claudette said.

Anyhoo! Welcome to YWS! If you have any questions (or what to join the newly re-started YWS book club) PM me!

Hello, Meep. How are you?

I trust that you'll enjoy your stay with us?