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NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Winners!

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Soundzine, the literary e-zine that features audio recordings of poetry and prose, releases its ninth edition!

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Contest - Heart of Persona

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A new contest

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Getting Published: Writing a Synopsis

=LateNightLady:iconLateNightLady: reports, November 17
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Trite and True, Part I: Cliche

^SparrowSong:iconSparrowSong: reports, November 18
The first half of a two-part article on cliches vs. originality, split because of length. It may require some cleaning up; please note me with criticisms, as I don't always see comments left on news articles. Thank you.

Literature News This Week

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Winners!

^LadyLincoln:iconLadyLincoln: reports, December 1
NaNo final wordcounts for November 2009

Heart of Persona - Animal Round Rules

*Scribblers-Anonymous:iconScribblers-Anonymous: reports, November 28
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THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 50 **SPECIAL ISSUE!**

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, 1h 53m ago
In this extra special issue of The Lit List, you will find a listing of some of the publisher, `ATrue's, favorite clubs on deviantART, followed by the regular, long-anticipated Lit List.

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New PROMPTS from =RawEm0tion, *versebyverse, *ProsePlease, ~writeaway, *simplyprose, ~writeaway, =PoetryPlease, :devfiftywordfiction, ~Soundzine, *distinctpoetry, and `leoraigarath.
:bulletblue: New CONTESTS from =Inked-Page, :devscibblers-anonymous:, *the-haiku-club, *aillesdors, and =Scarlettletters.
:bulletblue: New VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES with *Live-Love-Write, =project-improve, ~Book-Reviews, =Writers-Club, and *Scribblers-Anonymous.
:bulletblue: New CRITIQUE OPPORTUNITIES from *Prose-R-Us, *Critique-It, ~TheCritiqueBox,
:bulletblue: New CLUBS, ~PutPen2PaperClub and *LitWIP.

:iconputpen2paperclub: ~PutPen2PaperClub is a new all-inclusive club that accepts all forms of writing from poetry to prose, fiction to fanfiction. They are waiting for members before releasing prompts and contests though, so if the concept interests you then go show them some support. Join Now!

:iconlitwip: *LitWIP is a club designed for writers of original stories that are "works-in-progress." The point of the group is to provide a forum in which writers with unfinished or rough work to get helpful feedback towards completing their work. Join Now!

6 Christmas Presents Perfect for a Writer

~Schemilix:iconSchemilix: reports, November 30
From calligraphy sets to bookends, in this article the struggling hor's companion can find a few ideas to set them off on the right track. Beat thoughtless capitalism at Christmas, one thought at a time.

Good Readers are Hard To Come By II

*ifimissed:iconifimissed: reports, 2d 1h ago
In hopes of finding some good readers, here are a few pieces by some good writers that deserve a little recognition.

New Novel in Progress

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New Novel. Check out the story for more info.

Jacob and Renesmee

~LautnerLuver:iconLautnerLuver: reports, November 28
Come to my page and read my journals about Nessie and Jacob
when Renesmee is all grown up and falls in love with Jacob!!!<3
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deviation organizer.

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In short, feistehness has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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the new book

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the new book 4 Denever-Undead is coming soon.
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Heart of Persona - Animal Round Rules

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Literature


The Beauty of Visual Literature

~Fairytale-Heart:iconFairytale-Heart: reports, November 27, 2007
This week I have fallen in love with viewing and creating visual. Combining poetry with visual imagery makes literary creations more accessible to the DA community as many people are put off by long pieces and often feel as though they don't have the skills to judge whether a piece of writing is 'good'. By representing your words with images you're giving people who wouldn't usually read literature on DA the chance to do so as well as broadening your skills as an artist.

While browsing the visual poetry gallery yesterday I noticed a lot of miscategorization. The main miscat I noticed was the posting of found imagery as a deviation then putting poetry in the comments section, this implied that the deviant’s poetry wasn't the important part of their submission.

DA give us the option to put a preview image on our literature deviations, why haven't these people used this? Another miscat I noticed were deviations consisting of just an image; the deviant probably meant to convey a poetic sentiment but visual poetry is not the category to do so in. The gallery info. it states that pieces should 'combine a visual representation of an idea with words', 'words' being an integral part of poetry!

Unexceptional pieces of writing can become the opposite when combined with visual imagery. I implore everyone reading this article to try their hand at turning a piece of their writing into visual poetry. Browse the stock galleries to find images you can edit to fit your writing. You don’t need to be skilled in Photoshop or other programme in order to compose something beautiful. You can enhance your writing and reach a wider audience with the simplest of techniques.

Whilst browsing the visual poetry gallery I found pieces (which are listed below), from both unknown and relatively popular deviants, some are simple while others more complex, but all have pleasurable aesthetic qualities. The deviations below show different approaches to creating visual poetry, e.g. digital, traditional.




There are many more that I’d love to feature but haven’t in fear of clogging up this article.

… And here are a few of my own pieces:





Tips On Creating Visual Poetry:

:bulletpurple: Use imagery relevant to your theme
:bulletpurple: Use imagery as a tool; use it to explain metaphor, symbolism etc.
:bulletpurple: Use complimentary colours rather than contrasting, e.g. red-green, orange-blue, yellow-purple
:bulletpurple: Be subtle with your imagery if your poetry is subtle
:bulletpurple: Be bold with your imagery if your poetry is bold


Things To Avoid:

:bulletpurple: Using poetry/prose/quotes/lyrics you didn’t write; this is usually copyrighted material and won't expose your writing skills
:bulletpurple: Using unreadable fonts
:bulletpurple: Contrasting the font colour/s with image colour/s
:bulletpurple: One liners
:bulletpurple: Submitting a simple photograph or scan of the written piece


Some Poetry Groups:

:iconsoul-perfume: :iconvisuallit: :iconrawem0tion: :iconpoetryplease:

Devious Comments

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:iconflutterings:
Wow, you featured one of my pieces :']

Thanks! :)

I agree, text can be an extremely important part of a piece of art for me. Even one line can change the entire meaning of the piece.

:heart:

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:iconfairytale-heart:
:) x

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"Streams and rivers are welcomed into the ocean. Accepting everyone, no one is left out. When one knows one is part of something larger than oneself, one can relax. The river floods when its banks are full. Respect your limits; just do what you can do".
:iconshowna:
rock on. :headbang:

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Showna was here.
:pride::pointr:don't thank me, comment on my art:pointl::pride:
:iconmyroski:
Hey thank you for including my piece! I'm excited :)
Its so interesting to look at and read all the features. Words to a visual is sometimes like ketchup on fries, it just adds the finishing touch.
:iconfairytale-heart:
Mmm ketchup.

No probs :) x

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"Streams and rivers are welcomed into the ocean. Accepting everyone, no one is left out. When one knows one is part of something larger than oneself, one can relax. The river floods when its banks are full. Respect your limits; just do what you can do".
:iconfairytale-heart:
:giggle: Indeed I shall. x

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"Streams and rivers are welcomed into the ocean. Accepting everyone, no one is left out. When one knows one is part of something larger than oneself, one can relax. The river floods when its banks are full. Respect your limits; just do what you can do".
:iconmeeden:
thanks so much for the 2 devs featured here! yes visual poetry is a heartwarming experience to read and write! thanks again! :butterfly:
:iconbinaryvision:
Thanks for the feature!

+ Either One Will Do + didn't get much attention in my gallery, so I'm glad someone pulled it out from underneath the dust.

:hug:

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:icongothamen:
ZOMG!!! What am I doing in the NEWS?!?!?! lol XD yay!!... sorry kinda had too much sugar this morning :D

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:iconijustwannabeme:
:wow: I never thought I'd be here! Thank you so much for the feature! :hug: :D

*Still in a coma of shock*

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I'll swallow up all of you
Like a big bottle of big, big pills.
You're the one that I should never take
But I can't sleep until I devour you.
I can't sleep until I devour you. ~ Devour, Marilyn Manson. <3
 

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