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Every writer who has held the Featured Member spotlight — a running archive of the faces of YWS.

412 Featured Members

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    If I were a building myself as a character I would start with the figure of the average American teen, with not so average ideas. You kno…

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    I am a 17 year old from Oregon who has a dream to publish many books in his lifetime. I love to read and write, and plan to major in eith…

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    Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure. I read things. I write things. My bunny is the cutest thing on four legs. YA is my absolut…

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    YWS articles by me: - Verbs Are The New Adjectives - Self-Publishing vs Traditional-Publishing - Do you want to be a hobby writer or a pr…

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    ~ formerly IronSpark ~ I'm John, full time space boy and professional worrier. Send me a message if you wanna talk about stuff. You're al…

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    Hi, I'm Que! (you might also have known me as Querencia, or maybe even Falconer) I'm a full-time reporter at a local business newspaper a…

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    Hello! I'm Lavvie and I'm originally from Canada but these days I work as a psychologist and scuba instructor on a tiny little island no …

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    I'm always busy and I'm always tired.

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    Used to be GriffinClaw and Nightcrawler.

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    Hi! I'm not doing much writing these days, but I'm sure I'll get back to it here and there. Currently in my spare time you can find me sn…

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    Hi there! I see you've somehow stumbled onto my wall, and then decided to click on my About Page to learn about me. First of all, I'm Wol…

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The day, which was one of the first of spring, cheered even me by the loveliness of its sunshine and the balminess of the air. I felt emotions of gentleness and pleasure, that had long appeared dead, revive within me. Half surprised by the novelty of these sensations, I allowed myself to be borne away by them, and forgetting my solitude and deformity, dared to be happy.
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein