Young Writers Society

Poetry Peeps

@CaptainJack - CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD JACK, REVIEWER WRITER EXTRAORDINAIRE, LIZARD - I appreciate you so much. From your humor, to our poetry talks, and KotGR scheming, you're a really amazing and talented person and you make the site more enjoyable. You are one of a kind and I'm very glad to know you. Thanks for ranting with me and just being 100% you. Also I love that you write what you want, and your unique approach to poetry challenges me to be more creative in my own work. <3

@AvantCoffee - AH COFFEE - I was so thrilled when you became a PCREW mod <3 (I know you are blue right now, but you can't escape being a poetry-ranger) I loved having a chance to get to know you a bit better this year, and especially getting the chance to host the Four Frames Workshop together - I will be a life-long unclassifed member, but I have to say, I am still astounded by your organization skills with the whole classified deal, that was incredible - and hands down one of the best things this year. You are so smart and compassionate, and I love how caring you are in the YWS clubs & the people tab. Also,,, your poetry is impressive and heart-catching - I hope I get a chance to read more of it in 2020. <333

@Aley - MY POETRY CREW LEADER 4EVR - Aley, first off. I MISS YOU. feel free to message me on discord if you're ever around, also stop by and do a poetry jam sometime <333 I really am very grateful for some of the good advice you've given me a as a mod & writer, and really respect your wide knowledge in poetry. You are a gem, and I hope you are doing really well out there in the world, and continuing to write a lot of poetry.

@TheBlueCat - MY FAVE GREEN/BLUE CAT! CAT!!! I'm thrilled that you're green again, and I'm always happy to see you around the site, we've had a lot of fun hosting different things together this year and last, and I enjoyed doing the spooktober jam with you this year. You've got a poetry style that's all your own and filled with lots of stars. Really happy to know you, and if you ever want to host a jam together, you know where to find me!

@Dossereana - EAGLEFLY You are one of my most supportive YWS friends, I so appreciate how you are always checking in on people - you have such a kind heart. Also your poetry and writing growth has been amazing to watch while you've been on the site. You've been taking a break for a while, but you were a big part of YWS this year - from write-ins to review days to poetry reviewing. One of my favorite YWS memories of the year was getting a chance to write another poem with you. I hope you are doing well my friend. Say hello to those dogs of yours for me! And never ever stop writing! <3

@niteowl - NITE !! (you are always a poetry peep to me!) I really enjoy following your LMS poetry journey and also really liked being NaPo pals with you this year too. I find your writing to just be so sincere and it's some of my favorite on the site. I appreciate how much you do in reviewing on YWS too, and yeah hoping 2020 is a really good year for you. <3

@paperforest - NAPO PAL! Paper, I think we just met this year right? It seems like you've been on YWS for longer though! I loved reading your work for NaPoWriMo and also so appreciated your comments on my own. Keep up on your writing, I know you have a lot of talent, and I hope I get to read more of it in 2020.

@Querencia - QUE - Dude I really appreciated our mutual support over RevMo (that was a blast) and also your poetry has really stood out to me this year. I remember following your NaPo thread and also seeing the entries for April Madness and I just really like your style and approach to poetry. Also I want to give a big THANK YOU!! for following my own NaPo thread to the bitter end. Happy writing in 2020 Que!

Write-In Crew

@Oxara - oXaRa (I spelled your name like that because you always capitalize the "A" in my username) HEY OX! I enjoyed all of our talks in write-ins this year, you always try to support people however you can - and also I'm always really really proud of you for tackling poetry (Look at you making a whole SB post out of poems!! that was excellent and one of my fave memories from the year) - thanks for putting up with my poetry-pestering and also just having an open ear. You are more talented than you give yourself credit for bud. Keep up your writing, I'm hoping all the best for you in 2020. <3

@BluesClues - #UNCLASSIFIED4LYFE When are you changing your username back to BlueAfrica, I still think there is some conspiracy going on. Anyways despite your classified shenanigans, thank you for your level-headedness & super hard work as a mod - I always like running into you in write-ins - you're just friendly and enjoyable to chat with. Also I appreciate your help in editing up my KB articles this year - and actually really enjoyed helping you edit that one poem that we went through a bunch of editions of. You're clearly a very talented writer, and I'm glad you're a part of this site. <3

@Tuckster - TUCK ! I'm really happy you're part of the green team and appreciate your encouraging presence on the site, especially in write-ins. I loved our mutual support over RevMo ( congrats again)! We had a lot of good chats this year - and I wish you all the best in 2020! You seem like such a hard worker, who puts your all into everything and I definitely admire that.

@ShadowVyper - SCIENTIST SHADY <3 Shady! We had a lot of chats in this year in write-ins and you were just a big part of YWS for me in 2020. Thanks for being a listening ear, and your encouragements. We wrote a couple great KB articles together I'd say- and you were great to work with. I'm so glad you decided to NaPo this year - it was so neat to see you get into definition poetry and then just like create this whole style of poetry yourself - so neat! I hope that all the fish you're sciencing-with are doing well, and wish you luck on any poetry you get yourself into in 2020! <>< (fish emoji?)

@Liberty - You bring so much enthusiasm and energy to the site! I'm really glad you're on YWS and I hope that 2020 is good to you. Best of luck in your write-in endeavors!

@ScarlettFire - I'm still astounded by how you wrote so many poems in such a short time for napo,,,,, like.... HOW do you have these powers!??? I appreciate our chats in write-ins, and love your personality. Keep writing, keep jamming!

Mods

@AllModerators - you are a hard working crew, and I appreciate each and every one of you and your passion for the site and for writing and for making YWS a friendly place. Thanks for helping to make 2019 a good year! <33333

@fraey - Our EDITOR IN CHIEF<3 fraey!! thank you so much for all the commenting/following you did with my napo, but also just in general, you are one of the most supportive folks on the site. I also really enjoyed your own approach and creativity you had with NaPo, and excited to read more of your poetry in 2020, thanks for all the hard work you do with Squills. <3

@EternalRain - RAIN <3 I always enjoy your Squills contributions and also appreciate all the hard work you do as an editor & mod! You're a positive presence on the site ~ and I'm wishing you all the best in your writing endeavors this next year.

@Jaybird (I legit typed Mage first, then realized that wouldn't work) - I'm so glad that we got to know each other a bit better this year (thanks Jack!) you are so caring & conscientious on the site, and you do so much to make YWS a bright welcoming place, and keep the gears running smoothly. I've appreciated your presence as a mod ever since we were JMs, but I also really appreciate your passion & creativity in writing (have loved jumping into a few more tagbooks led by you this year). Seriously, thank you for all you do on the site to help YWS in being a friendly place, and I wish you all the best in 2020! <3

Unclassified Co-Conspirators wait did i say conspiracy

@TheEgg and @fishsashimi @jster02 @riellehn @Mea @PrincessInk @Wolfical - friends, @TheEgg and the good work we did in Unclassified will go down in YWS history. [also you are all wonderful people, and I would split this post up and write more but my writing is getting excessive at this point] I'm wishing you all the best in 2020, and thank you for coming together with me in 2019 to protect the site from the evil forces of classifed (also thanks for putting up for my many PMs and random unclassified updates, you've made this year fun!). #LongLiveBigBrother, #WeAreTheForceForTruth

@BlueFeltrix - FELTRIX this is off the record - but along with @Tuckster and @ShadowVyper & the rest of the classified crew I admire your passion for the classified movement even if I disagree with it, I'm still laughing that you actually changed your username to "bluefeltrix" ... that is truly something. Best luck to you in 2020, ((also it's not to late to join the resistance!!)

@soundofmind You have been such a joyful and comforting part of my life the past year and I am so grateful to have gotten to know you! You are someone I find myself gravitating towards because it's so easy and safe being around you, and you're always able to improve my mood by being your creative, casual self. You have a way of making heaviness disappear with your acceptance and light-spiritedness, and I can't even describe how much I value that. You honestly make me feel like a better, purer person, as silly as that sounds. I love how passionate you are about The Outlands, the characters, the people who are part of it, and how you create the warmest SB family with shared projects like these. I've also so loved listening to your songs over the year and seeing you experiment and love music. I love talking to you and appreciate you so much. <3

@ScarlettFire Scarli! Your investment in stories and characters is admirable to witness, and I love that you don't try to be anything other than yourself. Your cat gives me life and the cat pics you post have undoubtedly improved my quality of life this year and continuing. I'm looking forward to writing ItWoaC with you this year! <3

@ExOmelas Bisc, you have been so constantly supportive of and there for me and others, and that goes such a long way, just knowing that I'm heard by someone I feel completely safe around. I love that you're so down-to-earth and laid-back, and I'm happy whenever I see your username around the place. Being a mess is no longer as terrible as it used to be, knowing that I have a space of amazing people who are there for each other, and you're right there in the middle of it. Thank you, you're amazing <3

@TinkerTwaggy I hope you're doing magnificently with your life. Thanks to you I have some great memories of us chatting about life, the universe and everything. You have been a friend that I have shared some of my more reflective thoughts to, and I will always be grateful to have someone as open-minded and unconventional as you who could liberally break down social and perspective barriers and step into grey morality with me without so much as a blink. I'm also greatly fond of the time you spent quizzing me about Pokémon! Stay awesome, Twaggy (not that you'll have any trouble with that) <3

@Sonder Our talks have been a treasure of my year last year! I would be so happy each time I got a new message from you, because I knew so much care would be put into it, and that to me felt like receiving the most valuable gift. You are such a friendly, caring and warm person who was equally willing to go the length of our long conversations. I feel like in an irl setting we'd be able to sit with tea and talk all day long and have the best time. I'm so touched by how you've approached and grown with your family story, and blown away by how lovely you are. I'm always here to support you, friend, and I hope we can keep talking into 2020! <3

@CaptainJack Your wry humour and suave characters had me fond of you already, but what blew me away in 2019 was learning how hugely kind and thoughtful you can be. I never feel like I need to hold back when talking about real stuff with you, and I really appreciate the conversations we've had. Thanks for continuing to look out for me. You're wonderful <3

@Tuckster I get a little emotional thinking about how proud I am of how you've approached your mental health over 2019. You are seriously amazing and brave and always moving towards being better tomorrow in anything you do. I'm touched that I've been able to help in any way, and ultimately recognise that my words are only so much compared to anything you've acted on and changed for yourself overtime. I'm always available to talk and I'll always support you, Tuck. <3

@RaidenCheese I've been kinda AWOL from Discord lately, but looking back over 2019, I'm so appreciative of all the times you replied to something of mine. I love your willingness to chat, and your friendliness has honestly been something like a security or nice assurance for me overtime. You're a really good lad, Raiden. Thanks for being around c:

@ShadowVyper Shady! You have given me some great advice over the past year with life struggles, and I always have such a blast chatting with you whenever we get the chance. I so love all the movements you encourage on YWS and the ambitious energy you bring. I really hope this new year goes awesomely for you! <3

@alliyah I can't even say how wonderful it's been getting to know you more last year. I feel like I can relate to how your mind approaches tasks and sees them through while keeping your heart in them. Talking about poetry and seeing how passionate you are has been the best thing for me, and has inspired me to view poetry with the same energy. I love how you can be sensible and diligent while also being adventurous and excited about exploration. The amount of work you put into things can be awe-inspiring, because it goes to show how much you care and how compelled you are to treasure living in what you bring to it. Your listening ear and careful advice has been so needed for me last year, and I'm so grateful for you. I'm really looking forward to interacting with you more this year <3

@Traves In the past couple months I haven't been able to get around to chatting with many people, but I've always enjoyed talking to you and I greatly appreciate your mind and what you choose to put your attention into. I love how open you are to learning and self-improvement, and it inspires me to do the same. Please keep being awesome around the place c:

@Mea You're always someone I'm fond of and I always hope to have time to reach out to you more when I see you around YWS these days. I hope everything is going well for you in this new year <3

@Jaybird Despite me not being in many RPs or SBs last year, I've loved being able to chat with you on Discord about life and good and bad days. Besides the avatar and name changes hehe, you are so assuring in what you bring by being yourself, with your care and easygoingness, and the hope you inspire in everything you touch. I feel like all you've created in the RP realm & SB section, The Saeverse, and YWS overtime has built Mage-branded refuges for people where creativity, fun and belonging can bloom. With wonderful passion and inclusion you create things that are casually invaluable. That's not to mention your amazing love for your own writing projects and characters! I've so appreciated talking with you about mod stuff last year, and that we've been able to advocate for each other, both seriously and unseriously haha. I can't wait to see how Runi and Thea get along <3

@Oxara I really wanted to tag you here to let you know how much I've appreciated the small replies you've left on my wall posts and the few songs I shared over 2019. I love how supportive you are of me and many others on YWS. Since you joined the site I've grown to love seeing you around c:

@Arcticus I imagine this will be an overkill with all the welcoming back you've been getting, but I planned to mention you regardless SO DEAL WITH IT AND SUCK UP THE COMPLIMENTS. Your goofiness is modest and appreciated on its own, but I also love the mindfulness you bring to everything; it appears in your poetry, your posts, how you perceive your experiences, and how you approach others. Do things here because you want to—you more than deserve it. And know that you can always pester me about NaPo again this year, since I'll probably pretend I don't have time for it again. d: What are poetry buds for, eh?

@Wolfical Wolfie! My groovy music buddy and creative wonder! I still appreciate you so much and I hope this new year is treating you well. I love the new dino portrait you posted in your art thread! It makes me sad that we're not in any storybooks together, but reading Brett and writing long wall post replies earlier on last year were delightful for me. I wish you the best with everything and I hope I can see you more this year <3

@SpiritedWolfe You haven't been on YWS for a while, but I still think about how you're going in your life. I'm wishing you well <3