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Welcome to Squills, the YWS news bulletin.

This thread is the equivalent of a YWS newspaper, with each post in this thread being a news article. The focus of this paper is on the happenings of YWS at any given day, but members are welcome to submit their own news items. Keep in mind that all postings must comply with the YWS rules.

Submissions will be taken over the span of the day. Tomorrow, this thread will be locked and a new one will take its place. This feature runs all week long, featuring special coverage during events and certain occasions.

If you have questions, news tips, letters to the editor, or if you would like to join the Squills Team, then please PM Griffinkeeper.

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Editor-in-Chief: Griffinkeeper
General Correspondent: alfredsymon

Column:
A Good YWS Reviewer

The main aim of the young Writers Society is to improve each and every member's talent in writing. What way could we develop this? Through reviews. Sad to say, a single Review Day every month or joining weekly review races aren't enough to label that you, my good user, are the best reviewer in the site. Your advice may have been useful, yes, and you have helped a member with your review, good. But have you helped enough?

Helping those few members you stumble upon during Review Days or any other activities is a very good contribution to the group advocacy, but how about those who post during regular days? How about the writers who post their well-made novels only a few review due to their length?

A good YWS reviewer is not one who seeks the shortest pieces to review. A good YWS reviewer is not one who hides in a hole for the rest of the days until a contest, activity or holiday comes in. A good YWS reviewer opens up him or herself to an author's piece, and there he pulls out his best to support, develop and grow its foundations. A good YWS reviewer understands, not sees.

YWS wants your reviews. The users--no, the authors--want your reviews. What are you waiting for? Try to lend a hand now.

Fiction for Thought
Stories and plays, prose are undeniably great reads. How about reading this week's literary spotlight?

Why? Why? Why? This is a question we ask all the time. This why, though, is not the cliche we expect. This week's fiction spotlight is on HannahBanana's short story, Why?

What many might like best about her work is the flexibility of the first few paragraphs. The way HannahB. wound through the story was so innocent yet pragmatic that one might found themselves in between two roads, one goes to a less traveled one, then another goes to the opposite. I think that this is another positive factor the piece possesses, it will judge your own notions.

Excited? Well why not pay a visit and read Why? by HannahBanana!

The Valentine's Day Contest, hosted by YWS' own Elinor Brynn, is ending in two days! Better put on your romance caps and get to writing to win some really fabulous prizes, which include a choice of a YWS mug or mouse pad for first prize, a YWS bookmark or magnet for second prize, and a YWS bookmark for third prize!

Obviously, the chance to win such wonderful YWS merchandise cannot be passed up! Get your submissions in today!