Quick note, but it's actually pretty amazing how many visits we get from the Education Portal and Yahoo articles that @Lucrezia and @fortis linked to respectively. At any given time, it's pretty much a certainty that someone is currently on the site because they followed a link from one of those articles.
I originally hail from a site called FFN and on the site, I created a forum (which was like the storybooks) for a book series called Evermore. A wonderfully spirited gal joined and we became good friends and then she stopped coming by as often. I was sad and sent her a PM, and she told me she was more active on a site she called "YWS". I remember resenting the site and sticking with FFN until a wonderful forum I was very active on was deleted and the group grew apart. So, looking for a new home, I decided to check this "YWS" out.
@Iggy was a fanfictioner? YUS! I'm not the only one. I googled 'websites for teen writers' And this popped up. It was at school, and I was so relieved when I found out it wasn't blocked.
I AM THE PAN. BEWARE MY KITCHEN UTENSIL-Y GLORY! Formerly 'PenAndSword'
Hey! I am still on FFN @Iggy although I really don't go there very often ^^ I came to this site accidently at first. I was checking blogs of some random people and clicked on the wrong link so I ended up here ^^
Always and Never are two words to always remember never to use.
i googled something like "amateur writing site" and this site was one of the results. i didn't like the point system at first because i was just starting out and looking for instant gratification (reviews), but i soon realized the importance of giving before receiving. i post my stories on other forums and writing sites but this site feels like my official writing headquarters.
Almost a decade ago I was a member of writing.com, and not enjoying it that much. Saw an ad on there for a Young Writers Society. Clicked the ad, and the rest is history.
Oh, I'm such a fool! I can't be free! No escape from the storm inside of me! I can’t control the curse! Please, you’ll only make it worse! There’s so much fear! You’re not safe here!
What holds you betwixt panic and serenity? That is, if it's not among the many querulous quagmires unfit for elaboration. — soundofmind as Emiliano Achillinus