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Hello there! I'm Courtney. I just like the name Valla, hence my username.

I have been writing on and off for about 5 or 6 years. I started around the age of 12 or 13 and I am now 18 years old. I admit, I have a problem with critiquing my own creation. Because of my critiquing habits, it is rare for me to share and finish my work. I have decided to turn to a place I feel is most comfortable for me to reveal my stories, and to give and get advice. I feel I can handle constructive criticism. As long as it's constructive and not just criticism.

With that being said, I look forward to reading new works and working with you all. :D




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Welcome to YWS! Hope you like it here!
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Hey there, welcome to the site!

It's funny, I think we're having the same problems -- I had a distinct problem with not accepting criticism of my works at all when I was 12-14 (which led to a lot of poetry of questionable quality on my old deviantArt account xD), but now that I'm 19, I'm going "but criticism! I need it from people who aren't me! I hate this too much!"

One of the things I've found has helped is finding people who actually enjoy your writing and making something of a makeshift support system out of it, haha. It's kept me writing, knowing that I have friends who would devour every failed first chapter and let me know if I'm just hating it too much. (Funny thing is, I met them all on here.)

Welcome, again, and I hope you settle in nicely!
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Welcome to YWS! :D
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HI! :D Welcome to the site, Courtney!!!!
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Welcome to YWS, Courtney!
“I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then."
- Lewis Carroll



Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
— Brené Brown