Welcome everyone to the 7th Edition of HotLits! For those unfamiliar to HotLits, this is a weekly news article showing you all what is new and hot in literature! The selections of deviations chosen have all been submitted in the past week, and are just a mere slice of the world of writings!

In HotLits #6, another one of the feature pieces achieved a Daily Deviation! This was There is a place by ~LittleLottexo and is a truly beautiful fantasy style piece, now with over 200 favourites! Well done to ~LittleLottexo for submitting such a quality piece, especially at only 15 years of age!

The post New Year enthusiasms have quietened down a bit in terms of submissions, but that still doesn’t mean I haven’t found some delightful pieces for you to check out. So without any further rambling from me, here are the HotLits for edition number 7!



The Lady of Shallot by *tightwhitepants

If Monty Python were to take some classic poems and put their own twist on them, the result would be this wonderfully humorous rendition of Tennyson’s ‘Lady of Shallot’. Considerably well written, *tightwhitepants has not just wrote a funny poem, but considered the language, the style and the meter in an intricate and admirable way.


Slaying the Dreamer by ~xXShadow-PoetryXx

You have to admire this poem for its interesting style and beautiful imagery. This has a feeling of a deep romantic piece full with vivid intense red colouring and profound love.


Oxford by *wordworks

If you haven’t heard of *wordworks before, you need to be slapping her on your watchlist and reading her submissions. This is just one example of her decent prose work, and one in tribute to `GeneratingHype.


If I die before I wake by ~Daiichi

This may not be the best written poem, but what it does offer is something different and a really interesting perspective on dreams. There are some lovely individual lines and images create throughout, and with polishing this has brilliant potential!


Only Acquaintances by *fllnthblnk

At first this poem seems really angry, but as it runs through there is a sad sentiment about friendships running throughout. *fllnthblnk is clearly writing from the heart in this poem, and the effect is something many others will relate to. (MC)


Separation by *Amberlouie

The reason this is in here is because *Amberlouie has provided an excellent example of what happens when you take good critique on board and then use that critique to reproduce you work. The result is a much clearer, stronger and polished piece, and one which is simply beautiful.


Dennis by =wildmonky

We finish this weeks edition with a work-in-progress prose piece by =wildmonky. This is an excellent beginning to something that leaves you wanting to encourage =wildmonky to continue writing this, just so we have a conclusion. Wonderful introduction and descriptions too!


If anyone wants to check out the previous HotLits, here is a list of the articles:

HotLits- the First!
HotLits- the Second!
HotLits- the Third!
HotLits- the Fourth!
HotLits- the Fifth!
HotLits- the Sixth!

Shameless Plug

If you haven’t heard of *Writers-Workshop then please go check it out! This is my community that I admin alongside `lovetodeviate and it is for all writers, whatever ability to encourage work produced through learning. The last workshop was pretty amazing, and the newest one is being hosted by yours truly, focussing on Characters. If anything, please check the latest News Article and learn more!

Thank you all for your support!

`Beccalicious