CREATE -- Overview

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Submitted by ggevalt on Wed, 08/22/2007 - 12:21am

This site is for registered students from Vermont or New Hampshire to share writing, ideas and opinions. To register click here. (To register for a new account, you must be 13 years old and from Vermont or New Hampshire or, if you are younger, have parental permission. click here for the form.

This site is a safe place for you to practice your writing and practice expressing yourself with words, audio and visual images. We expect people to be civil and non-threatening; that, to us, is how you have a safe Web site. Comments on writing should be constructive and limited to writing, not chit-chat. Click here for more

Once you log in, here's what you can do:

  • Keep a "Blog" or writer's notebook
    •  You can supplement your writing by inserting photos or uploading an .mp3 audio file as a "podcast" or attach other files. When you login, click on "My blog" under your name in the right sidebar and post a new blog entry. (Or go to "create content" and click on "blog entry." We encourage everyone -- student users, teachers, college mentors and YWP editors -- to provide constructive feedback on all entries.

  • Forums. You can create or join a forum. These are intended to be more expansive than chat rooms and instant messaging. We encourage young writers to discuss writing, school, their lives, whatever. YWP has several special forums on books and writing.
  • Podcasts. Upload essays, short stories, journalism projects, whatever, as mp3 files by clicking on "podcasts" under "create content." Put in keywords, "audio commentaries."