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1. ADVENTURES IN WRITING
2. I PITY THE FOOL
3. PARODIES ACROSS THE WEBIVERSE
4. GREEN ROOM GALLERY
5. READING NIGHT
6. JAPANESE POETRY
7. LIBRARY LOVES
8. CLUB FEVER
9. NEW ARRIVALS
10. THIS WEEK'S ROUNDUP - 4/13
11. SHAMELESS PLUGS
12. SUBSCRIBERS

ADVENTURES IN WRITINGwritten by BlueAfrica < PM: >

Welcome to the third and final step of the revision process: proofing.

Proofing is, to many, the most tedious stage of revision, because it deals with grammar, style, and flow. That also makes it the hardest stage for a writer to do by herself. It requires the closest possible reading of a piece that’s already been torn apart, put back together, rewritten, and edited, and that makes it easy for the writer to miss things.

Of course, while still receiving feedback, feel free to do the proofing yourself. Before you start querying agents or submit your work to a magazine, however, you should find someone else who’s willing to proofread your piece for you. Ideally, this person should be well-versed in word use, punctuation, sentence structure, and other such things.

Whether you’re proofing your own work before posting it for feedback or proofing someone else’s work before they submit it somewhere, here are three things to do in this final stage of revision.

Cut adverbs and adjectives where you can. I bet you’ve heard this one before. “Don’t use adverbs! Don’t use adjectives! DON’T USE THEM!” My thought is, these words exist (and are nice words), so why avoid them?

That being said, you should try to cut adverbs and adjectives where you can. When possible, replace a verb-adverb combo with a stronger verb and a noun-adjective combo with a stronger noun. For example, “walked quickly” became “strode,” “hastened,” or “hurried,” depending on the nuances of your character and his situation.

Cutting adjectives can be trickier. Sometimes it’s easy. “Green grass,” for example, can become “grass,” because we’ll assume the grass is green unless you tell us it isn’t. In other words, you shouldn’t describe the obvious, although if the grass is brown and dead, that paints a picture that might warrant the use of adjectives.

However, sometimes it’s more difficult to figure out what adjectives could be cut. Examples:
1. “A single cricket” becomes “a cricket,” since the article “a” lets us know that there’s only one, without using the adjective “single.”
2. “A massive dog” could be replaced with a specific and massive breed, such as a Great Dane. If you don’t want to use a breed name because yr dog is a supernatural variety, such as a Grim or a hellhound, use a simile like “a dog the size of a thoroughbred.”

Of course, even with what the experts say (“do NOT use adverbs or adjectives!!!”), part of how much you cut and how much you keep depends on your preference. While you should try to cut adverbs and adjectives, the word “glanced,” for example, does not have quite the same connotation to me that “looked up at him swiftly” has. Thus, I’m less likely to replace “looked up at him swiftly” than another phrase that could be tightened. And if I’m describing my main character’s balloon-animals, there is no noun in English that can replace “clumsy ladybird” to describe one of his attempts at balloon-art without the help of an adjective.

But I’m an adjective-and-adverbs rights activist, so maybe you shouldn’t listen to me when it comes to cutting or not cutting them. Even so, I got rid of a plethora of both while reading The Book Man aloud.

Rewrite passive sentences. In passive sentences, the sentence’s object is promoted to its subject. For example, instead of saying “Katie petted the dog,” you might say “the dog was being petted by Katie.” The first sentence flows better and is more exciting to read (to the extent that petting a dog is exciting, anyway).

Like cutting adverbs and adjectives, this isn’t always possible. However, you can often delete passive voice by rewriting the sentence. For example, the previous sentence used to be passive:






By switching the order of the sentence around, I got rid of the “to be” verb.






In addition to switching sentence order around, you can strengthen certain “to be” sentences by using past tense rather than past continuous tense. Instead of saying, “She was mowing the lawn while her brother was cleaning the gutter” (past continuous), for example, say, “She mowed the lawn while her brother cleaned the gutter” (simple past).

This isn’t always appropriate, either. You might want to use past continuous tense in certain situations. For example, if your main character has just arrived to find this girl and her brother doing yard work, it’s acceptable to say, “When I arrived at the house, she was mowing the lawn.” However, you would still want to change “while her brother was cleaning the gutter” to simple past tense, since sentences with more than one instance of past continuous tense tend to drag. Your final sentence would be “When I arrived at the house, she was mowing the lawn while her brother cleaned the gutter.”

Correct grammar and spelling. While the other two points deal more with style and flow, this is about the mechanics of your writing. Grammar and spelling problems can be a bigger issue than a few extra adjectives. The reason is that the first thing agents, editors, and even potential readers will notice, before they get far enough into the story to be interested by plot or character, is layout and mechanics. Your story could be brilliant, but if it’s chock-full of mix-ups between “your” and “you’re,” typos, and poor punctuation, readers will be turned off before they have a chance to realize just how brilliant the story is.

This point, in particular, is why it’s so important to have someone else proofread your work. If you’re bad at grammar and spelling, this is obvious: How can you catch mistakes if you don’t know what to look for?

Even if you’re good at grammar and spelling, however, it can be difficult to catch your mistakes, because you know what you meant to say. Heck, I’m going to be an English teacher, yet I still sometimes find spots where I accidentally used “it’s” instead of “its.”

(Oh, the shame.)

There you have it: the revision process in full. Three steps, three different levels of your work to look at, and nine different things to look for and improve upon. So now that you’re armed with the basics, go out there and revise until you’ve either lost your mind or ended up with a piece that’s ready for publishing!

I PITY THE FOOLwritten by ShadowVyper < PM: >

I hope you all have been enjoying this lovely week. It's already April! With April comes the sun, flowers, and, of course, my favorite holiday-- April Fool's Day. I know I really enjoyed Tuesday. Coming from a homeschooled background, I was always really limited in what jokes I could play on my parents without getting grounded, and on my older siblings without getting pounded... but, as a dorm student at a uni with over 4,000 people on campus... I was liberated to unlock my creative potential.

I celebrated Poisson D'Avril, which I understand to be a tradition in France. My friend and I printed off dozens of paper fish and taped them to random people's backpacks/backs. It was great fun, and I heard many conversations about it on Wednesday. I also sent out many glitterbombs, sent a blue coconut via the postal system to one of my friends, and plastered the door of one of my teachers with random pictures of science students.

The reactions to the jokes were even funnier than my pranks were. I was wondering what other pranks got played on people, so I set out to see how YWSers spent April Fool's Day.

Squills: Did you play any April Fool's jokes on anyone?

"I didnt except for the picturebook I did on YWS, you can count that as a prank. And then *everybody* got ME in EVERYTHING." ~ @Audy

"No." ~ @Aley

"Yes! In school we applied fake blood and eyeshadow to a pupils forehead and acted like she'd had an accident. It was interesting to see all the teachers responses and the students gasp as we walked by xD" ~ @Deanie

"Yes, only one sadly though. I basically went up to my Mum before I went to school and said 'Bye! Oh and by the way, I got some girl pregnant, okay? See ya!'" ~ @AlexSushiDog


Squills: What pranks were played in your life (either on yourself or someone else)?

"I had people declaring they were getting married, getting pregnant, publishing books.
And then in real life, my boss texted at like 6am saying we didnt have to work and then at 7am saying April Fools." ~Audy

"Well this year the guard at the court house tried to prank me by saying I couldn't have my cellphone, but it didn't work because I went along with it and I was about to go back to my car." ~ Aley

"My mum said the queen was coming to my town or something. I was the only one who didn't fall for it." ~ AlexSushiDog

"They hid one of my classmate's bike. I was expecting something more violent."~ @Baal

Squills: What was the best prank you saw?

"Once at school a group released all the grasshoppers from the biology department. They had to go back and fine all 40-something of them." ~ Deanie

"There was the Wanted Nate Poster which is epic xD. Essentially we had at one point 2 Rydias. When Nate came back there were lots of people confused like, 'What in the world happened?'. [But] nobody seems to question how Rydia managed to get the million points."
Squills: I was actually kind of wondering that... then decided it was Rydia, and didn't want to know. xDD
"She's been secretly collecting taxes...a portion of all our points from submitted works go to her I reckon ;D" ~Audy

"It was a youtube video of the ghost in the elevator ."~ Aley (My personal favorite part of that video is 6:00 and after).



Mr. T is known for his famous line, "I pity the fool." I, however, am nothing like Mr. T, and I hope that this article gave your devious little minds something to think over. April Fool's will come back around in a little less than a year-- and I want next year's article to be more spectacular and inspired than this year's. ;D

Don't get caught.

~Shady

PARODIES ACROSS THE WEBIVERSE
by KnightTeen < PM: >


Parody:
noun: parody; plural noun: parodies
1. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
2. an imitation or a version of something that falls far short of the real thing; a travesty.
verb: parody; 3rd person present: parodies; past tense: parodied; past participle: parodied; gerund or present participle: parodying
1. produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).
2. mimic humorously.

Well. That definition is just a little too technical for my tastes.
If you haven't figured it out already, this is an article on parodies. Ever since I wrote, I'll make Writers out of you , I have been very curious about this genre. (Is it even a genre? I don't really know, but it should be if it isn't!)

What exactly is a parody? In my personal opinion, it is someone's comedic take on another persons' work. For some people, it's just a once in a while thing that pops into their head at midnight during a sugar rush (this may or may not have been me), and for others it's an actual career.

Take The Hillywood Show for an example. Sisters Hannah and Hilly Hindi, comedy duo extrodinaire, have turned parodies into their life. Known best for their Twilight parodies, they have also spoofed The Hunger Games, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, Harry Potter, The Vampire Diaries, Warm Bodies, and several other movies, in addition to filming their own short comedy show. Their website contains all the information about their press and filming, in addition to hosting the Hillywood shop among other things. Their videos are there as well, being linked from the Hillywood YouTube account .

When it comes to parodies, pretty much anything goes. Some of them are professional, others not so much, but all of them in some way or another poke fun at or add humor to the original content that the parody is based on. Even Hollywood has gotten bit by the bug at one time or another, proven by films such as Not Another Teen Movie, Epic Movie, Dance Flick, and Vampires Suck. Some have been popular, and are still talked about today, while others bombed.

The basic rule of thumb when it comes to parodies is this; if it's somewhat famous or controversial, people are going to make fun, and parody/spoof it. There are hundreds of paradies of the Miley Cryus song, Wrecking Ball, and the majority of them came out the week the music video was released. Some were actually good, while others were boardering on call-the-cops creepy. The Muppets and even Seasame Street characters have even done a parody or two in their careers, with all of them being very successful. Many talk shows at one point or another have shown a parody.
There have also been parodies of home videos people put on YouTube, and as always, Jimmy Kimmel was there to take it one step further then the rest of us could go.





In writing/creating parodies, you don't need much except a sense of humor and something you want to make funny, or something that you want to make fun of. (If you intend on filming it, a camera and some extra people to help would be nice.) So go out, have fun! Parody something at some point in your life! You never know. Your creation could be the next sensation.

GREEN ROOM GALLERY
by KnightTeen < PM: >

Great job last review day guys! Sadly, I could not participate due to the fact that my families wifi modem shorted that day.
That's two in a row I've missed. I feel a little like crying.

But I'm happy again, because my daddy brought us home a puppy. We named her Anna (like Frozen) and she's the cutest thing ever! (I posted a picture in the Post You Pic Here forum, if you want to see her. She should be somewhere on page 4 or 5.)

But we aren't here to talk about my dog. Even though I really want to!

On Thin Ice is a Teen Fiction chapter written by one of our newer members, @dholte who joined our ranks on the last day of March.






Well, it sure sounds interesting, doesn't it?

A warning, I have, for younglings. Listen, you must, or grave the consequences will be.
This work does have a rating of 16, so if you think that you won't like what's in it, be cautious.

READING NIGHT

Written by whitewolfpuppy < PM: >

Dallas Literary One Night Stand at The People’s Last Stand

Tonight at The People’s Last Stand, the restaurant and bar is buzzing with excitement. The night starts off around seven o’clock. The news of the poetry reading that was soon to be starting thirty minutes later. Getting closer to the reading, the restaurant is now packed. Almost over flowing with people, standing and greeting one another and all of the new poets that would hesitantly make their way up to the podium to read their new poems, or some that have already been published.

The program stands as thus:




The reading starts off with a few shout outs to the editors, giving them credit for the amazing work they have done for the sponsors. A lady steps up to the mic, introducing the line-up. Giving each person a biography. Mr. Paramo and Mrs. Bingham. The rest goes as follows, each poet has a chance to read a ten minute interval of their poetry. The poets went in order, Mr. Paramo went first, reading almost seven poems to the audience. He is an editor of The Boiler

Examples Of Poetry

Mrs. Bingham gave her ten minute reading as well, though her poems were more smooth. They had connected with one another, showing a self portrait of someone she has met or a place that she has been, possibly something she has read about in the late hours of her studies. Five poems, all with a same idea or feature. They all had their own symbolic texture, a piece of something from her life or something she has read. This was her first time speaking in a public place, giving her poems a chance at the audience. She was nervous, though she pulled it off for a beginner. She is published in The Boiler as well.

Examples of Poetry

Next up was the “The Dangler” a friction piece written by Merritt Tierce, a writer from Reunion: The Dallas Review As I was listening to this piece as she read it out aloud, it started off great. The diction within the piece was nice, until it reached the profanity. As the story went into by 10 minutes, the profanity had reached a high rate. As such, this is not recommended for those under 18 years of age. Though the story is very well written, the language within the text itself is not recommended for the younger age group.

“Sombrosa” was the next flash fiction to be read tonight, the voice of the reader created a good feel to the story itself. This is recommended for every age limit, no profanity is found inside of the text. The text is a sequel to another piece written by Cynthia Litz from Camera Obscura . Though I have to say, I missed the name of the text it resembled.

Next was the excerpt of “Tunk” written by Ricardo Nuila, read by M.E. Parker. Now, this piece was more fluid than the other two before in the flash fiction. The reader let the words hang in the air, continuing to add more motion as he read. Though it was not hard and quick as most are, when they read to an audience. As well as “Sombrasa”, “Tunk” is from Camera Obscura as well as Cynthia Litz. Language was stunning as well as able for all ages.

After the ten minute break, Jenny Molberg was next. Reading a poem by Susannah Nevison. The poem was called, “Preparing The Animal”. Jenny was only able to read one poem during this reading, yet she did an amazing job. As the reader of “Tunk” did, she let the words hang in the air with motion. Jenny Molberg is from American Literary Review .

Next from the American Literary Review was Caitlin Cowan, reading an excerpt from her long poem “The King”. As I was listening to the poem being read, she mentions Micheal Jackson a few times. Getting more into the poem, I realized that it was a tribute or so to speak, for Micheal Jackson. He seemed to be a hero or a great figure in her eyes. The poem gladly shows her passion and respect for him. Recommended to read and for all ages.

From The First Line, is Michael Edwin Q. who was reading “The Naked Soldier”. This poem is recommended as well, the reader was different from the rest. He was more enthusiastic with the audience, he didn’t just read the words but made it feel as though you can see it. Recommended for all ages and one of my favorites of the night.

Lastly, from Crave Magazine Michelle Hartman read her poem “Halleluiah Sacramental Poetry Militia”. This poem encouraged the audience to join in, though it is more of a religious poem. Something extremely different than any of the poems or flash fiction read tonight. Very well written and language was amazing. Though the speaker herself said it was recommended for ages 18+ years.

The night was amazing, ending the night with a lot of talking. After the reading was done, we were able to shop for the different books and poems in the magazines and articles that each reader was published in. If you ever get the chance to go see a poetry reading, go!

JAPANESE POETRY

written by defyingravity01 < PM: >

There are two main types of Japanese poetry that I want to introduce and explain to you. The main kind I’m sure you’ve heard of are called Haiku. Yes, Haiku is both plural and singular. Doesn’t that just bug you?

The great thing about haiku is how straight and to the point they are. They also don’t rhyme. Haiku really only have one requirement and that is the syllable count. They also always have 17 syllables. So, they look like this:



Haiku are very traditional Japanese poems. Most Japanese poetry is about nature and in general, Asian poetry is just very expressive about nature or belief systems as well as friendship and peace. Sometimes Haiku can be too short, so what writers often do is group them together to create a theme or a story.

The second form of Japanese poetry I’m going to introduce is called Tanka. Tanka also stress syllables in a similar way that Haiku do. That just sounded weird…. Haiku do. Anyway, Tanka are longer and they have 31 syllables. They look like this.



Japanese poetry is really cool because it tends to be lighthearted but also expressive. It’s also very unique in that it’s short and to the point which makes it easy to read and interpret. I hope you enjoyed this How To on Japanese poetry. Happy Writing!

LIBRARY LOVESwritten by OliveDreams < PM: >

Please welcome my amazing volunteer this week, @AlexSushiDog!
It was a pleasure to work with you.


Let’s get on down to the juicy part we all want to know, what is your Something New, Something Familiar and Something Loved?

Something New:

Marley & Me by John Grogan

AlexSushiDog: Hmmmmm... I have so many uncommon ones that I would LOVE to mention but I think I'll just choose one that I haven't read in a while.

Marley & Me.

I'm sure we've all heard of it before but after asking around, not many people have heard of it. It's one of those books that will make you laugh, love the characters and read it again and again. I even cried at the end. Not just the ‘this is kind of sad’ thing, but full blown crying everywhere. It's also a true story which makes you love how all this stuff is real. I would totally recommend it :3

Something Familiar:

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

A: The Inheritance cycle. Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. Fantasty lovers rejoice at this masterpiece!

Basically it's about a around 16 year old boy, just a poor farmer, who finds a dragon egg in the woods one day. It's basically his story as he grows from that boy to the face of a rebellion which eventually- *spoiler*. Can't tell you that :3

Seriously though it's amazing. I described it to a friend by saying "It's like Rowling, Blackman, Michael Grant, Charlie Higson, Collins, all the greats, rolled into one book times 100!
Read it. After reading it all the first time I kind of just sat in my room pondering why bother reading any other book now cause it was so good.

Something Loved:

A Harry Potter and The Hunger Games Cocktail

A: Do I have to rant again? The one above people!
Honourable mentions for: Gone, Harry potter, The Dead, The Hunger Games, etc. I have too many to choose a favourite!

Wow! Great answers, AlexSushiDog! Thanks so much!

I actually never knew that Marley & Me was a book before a film so you’ve taught me something! Hope you liked the Harry Potter/Hunger Games image I added.



I cater to your every need!

See you next week guys!

CLUB FEVER

written by Lucrezia < PM: >


YWS is home to some wonderful (and wonderfully strange) clubs. This is obvious—a quick look at the clubs tab will show you as much. But for those of you that have not looked at the clubs in a while (and bad you for neglecting them!), I’ll give you a quick catch-up of all the new, wacky, and downright awesome clubs.

The Most Creative

There’s a lot of creative clubs. Like, a lot. However, there are a few that especially spoke to me, some so ingenious that they honestly caught me by surprise. For example, @GreenTulip has started the charmingly-titled “Writer’s Coffeehouse,” where you can “perform” for one another and get feedback on your writing before publishing it for the rest of YWS. Go check out the Coffeehouse —don’t forget to subscribe!

Another creative club would be @AriaAdams’s brand-new Art in Writing, where writers can start forum topics to show off some of their art creations. If you love to draw your novel or short story characters, or design book covers, this is the club for you.

“YWS Confessions” is not only creative—it’s insanely popular. This club, created by @umaima, is the place to go if you need to get something off your chest. The confessions range from the heart-breaking, the tear-jerking, to the more humorous and light (and entertaining). All of YWS has flocked to this club in droves, ready to spill their guts in the pursuit of a clear conscious, a few giggles, or just the relief of talking about what’s going on in their personal lives. Go confess what you've done.

The Most LOL-able

There are some clubs that make you smile. Some clubs that draw you in because of great topics—Harry Potter, religious discussion, gay pride. And some clubs that just make you laugh. Here are some of the most LOL-able.

@Magenta’s “Essentially Random” club is not only random—it’s kind of hilarious. Take a look at the forums and just try not to laugh. I dare you. With such random fun as captioning hilarious and weird photos or a place to get “answers” to unanswerable questions, even a thread dedicated to unicorn pictures . . . this club literally has it all. And it’s funny. Go check out Essentially Random now!

Hey, ever felt like a weirdo because you don’t have a life outside YWS? Well, you’re not alone! At least not according to @Dragon99’s “The I-don’t-have-a-life-outside-of-YWS club”! If that name alone isn’t enough to induce giggles in you, I don’t know what will. Since you don't have anything else to do, you might as well go check out the club

Most Helpful

Recently, a crop of clubs have popped up on YWS, where you can ask the creator questions (be it silly ones or serious ones) and get helpful responses, a la “Dear Abby.” Rather than mentioning just one of these fine clubs, I’ll tell you a few. There’s Ask Panda created by @pandabear7; then there’s Ask Mysteria , created by @MysteriaGoddess; and finally, @EllaBliss’s Ask Ella .

Other helpful clubs include the YWS Matchmaker , a newly re-banded club created by @Lylas for the lovely people of YWS to meet, mingle, and possibly make a love connection!

And finally, there’s The Writer's Club, created by the totally awesome @Lucrezia. If you want to vent about a bad review or writer’s block, brainstorm about that “great idea,” or find a mentor/editor, you can at that club!

Well, that’s all for now! If you’d like to discover even more amazing clubs, don’t forget to check out the clubs tab! Remember that clubs are always changing, and unless you check often, you’ll miss some of the best ones. Keep on subscribing, you guys.

NEW ARRIVALS
by KnightTeen < PM: >

I am proud to announce that we have reached 29,552 users!
You know me, I'm a snoop! I have to know everything about every new member on the site. (Don't hate me, it's all part of the job!)
I did write this for last week, but I forgot to post it!
Sorry guys!
Take a moment to welcome this week's newest members to the site!
@sophiamh has these lovely little pieces of poetry for us to peruse. She also happens to be a good reviewer. Yes, I totally read them.

@GlassRaven doensn't seem to have anything in her portfolio yet, but her profile is am-aaaa-zing. (I happen to love that version of Alice in Wonderland, and her avatar is so beautiful!) She participated in Iggy's description game, where I must say she did a wonderful job. And while she calls her reviews silly, I, as the New Arrivals expert say that they are great!
And I am always right. Mostly.

@dancingwatermelon (awesome name by the way!) has post the opening blurb to his currently in-progress novel . He posts, he reviews, he is already a YWSer!




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I tried to think of a pun, but I’m just not clever enough.
@Buggiedude2340 is reintroducing us to our childhood with a fairytale contest! The piece can only be 3000 words and should be original while still staying true to the fairytale style. The rewards are worthy of a knight in shining armor.






Contest ends May 8th. Go write your happily or not so happily ever after today!



NaPoWriMo or National Poetry Writing Month for those unfamiliar with this is this month! @Venonymous has a great thread going on. He’ll mainly be writing love poetry. The first one he posted was particularly good. The ending is beautiful.







It’s not too late to start your own thread. Just go to NaPoWriMo ! There are also tons of other poems from different poets to read too.


@Spotswood asks the very important, very dangerous question of “who should rule the Iron Throne?” If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you need to escort yourself to the nearest store or library and find the Game of Thrones series. If you do, perhaps you should make your way to this debate.

From what I’ve gathered by my cautious skimmings that have been attempting to avoid any and all spoilers, most people are nominating Sansa, Tyrion, and Danaerys with the mention of Jon every once and a while. Oh, and @carbonCore which I personally believe to be the best choice.

My very first reaction was similar to @Zontafer’s:







However, as @Karzkin has mentioned, Sansa is really more than she seems.

Who do you think deserves the right to rule?


A great club has popped up for all people who linger on the edges of YWS! It’s a club for loners!

...Which I guess won’t make you a loner anymore. Yay! @Sunshine1113, the creator of the club, even gave you a list of ice breakers in the ‘Introduce Yourself’ thread.






The fringe community of YWS should check it out!

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