YWS In The Press Enterprise

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Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:30 pm

Nate says...

A great article about YWS in the Press Enterprise, a morning daily in Southern California, came out this past weekend. This is awesome because it's the first time YWS has been mentioned in a newspaper, and apparently the Press Enterprise has a circulation of 173,000.

Web sites offers teen writers publishing, critiques and more
07:07 PM PDT on Saturday, August 9, 2008

By CLAUDIA PARK
Special to The Press-Enterprise

...Writing forums allow users to post their work with the intention of receiving constructive criticism. All submitted work is exposed to the proofreading pens of members within the forum, a coterie of young people sharing a keen passion for writing, such as Young Writers Society.

"YWS offers many things. You get a huge support system that is there for you literally 24/7.You have amazing friends. You learn how to write better by critiquing and receiving critiques," said Jennifer Wright, 14, a member and instructor of YWS.

An international forum, Young Writers Society has received acclaim by placing among the Writers' Digest Top 100 Web sites for young writers for the past three years. In addition, the Web site has published an anthology, Young Writers Literary Journal, and hosted occasional weekend radio shows. Such merit is the result of strict maintenance of integrity in conduct and responsibility in giving constructive criticism and advice...

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stor ... 7adc8.html

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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:10 pm

Bella says...

That is so cool!!!

Wahoo YWS!

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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:17 pm

Firestarter says...

Sweet.

Nate wrote:And if YWS ever does become a company, Jack will be the President of European Operations. In fact, I'm just going to call him that anyways.

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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:19 pm

BigBadBear says...

Duuuuuuuuuuuuude.

That's ****!!! And this was the report that the reporter asked us questions about! That's so awesome. I answered those questions toooo.

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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:23 pm

Firearris says...

Ohhh, thats awesome!! I had almost contacted Claudia when I saw her post here, but then changed my mind xD

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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:23 pm

ProfessorRabbit says...

Aww, I wanted to be in her article.

It's still cool, though!

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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:33 pm

Gladius says...

Whee hee!! This is great.

I think Nate needs a huuuge round-of-applause for his work for getting us to this point. *applaudes like a maniac* Now that that homage is done, I congratulate those of you who actually live in that area that answered questions.

Yay YWS!

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:34 am

gyrfalcon says...

Yaaaaaayyyyyy!!! :elephant:

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:58 am

Clo says...

That's amazing! I bet we'll gain a few more members from THAT region. Or maybe not. I guess we'll see.

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:08 am

Nate says...

Gladius ->> While I am honored, you really should be thanking all the moderators & instructors & greeters. The people in Big Brother have really done an excellent job at ensuring everything runs well, and the JMs do a great job in helping people get adjusted and ensuring that the literary forums function smoothly. The Instructors really work hard to hand out great critiques, and greeters do an excellent job at easing new members into the chaos of YWS. My presence on YWS is mostly redundant nowadays, and I really don't do much as it regards the day to day affairs.

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:12 am

Dr. Jamie Bondage says...

This is awesome Nate!!! I'm proud of everyone involved! XD Go YWS team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:34 pm

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you bet we're awsome <(^_^<)

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:12 pm

Trident says...

Really cool! ^_^

Very impressive how YWS is shown.

Perception is everything.

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