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Time to Read! - 04

`emmil:iconemmil: reports, 5h 35m ago
Love reading?
Have a look at these few precious jewels, who knows you'll find a new favorite author inside! ;)


If you like it, another feature in this series will keep coming!! :heart:

- `emmil

Daily Literature Deviations - July 9th, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 21h 3m ago
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 8, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 1d 9h ago
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 7, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 2d 11h ago
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 6, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 6
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Poetry Feature #113

*TheFavoritesProject:iconTheFavoritesProject: reports, July 5
We've featured 113 poems since we opened our satellite account in January 2007. You can view the most recent feature here, as well as find links to our previous features. You can also dive into our archive. If you like what you see, please devwatch the account because we feature a new one every week! No membership is required and we have no ulterior motive than to expose some great poetry.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 5, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 5
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Waking the Muse #3: Profiles

`leoraigarath:iconleoraigarath: reports, July 4
In search for the lost muse, a collection of thought & feel invoking pieces.

Notes on Writing Poetry by Jon Anderson

`Drunken-Splice:iconDrunken-Splice: reports, July 4
A few helpful hints for writing Poetry from Jon Anderson, a former professor at the University of Arizona.

THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 31

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, July 4
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt.

This list was created to encourage deviants to participate in the literature community. All the activities listed are ones in which deviants can participate: everything from prompts and contests to chat rooms, special events, and volunteer opportunities are listed here. The Lit List makes it faster and easier for you to participate in the dA lit community.

The excuse most commonly used by deviants for only participating a little is time: "I like the concepts for several prompts and contests," they say, "but I only have time to write one piece." Well, why not challenge yourself by writing one piece that incorporates more than one theme? As a bonus, if you write one piece for more than one prompt, I will feature it on next Lit List; you just need to note me!

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New group ~TheCritiqueBox, ~OnceUponATimeClub, and *helping-the-unknown.
:bulletblue: New contests from ~TheCritiqueBox, *Prompt-A-Day, =SeptemberBreeze, and *Rhyme-and-Reason.
:bulletblue: New prompts from *Prompt-A-Day, *writeaway, =versebyverse, *simplypoetry, :devdistinctpoetry, ~distinctprose, ~OnceUponATimeClub, *WickedlyLoquacious, ~fiftywordfiction and =RawEm0tion.
:bulletblue: New category: VOTE. This category will include only new polls added after today that are very lit specific, such as voting for contest winners or on changes to the lit community.
:bulletblue: The Summer Haikuathon from =Iscariot-Priest.

Literature News This Week

Daily Lit Deviations for July 5, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 5
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 3, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 3
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 7, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 2d 11h ago
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 6, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 6
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 8, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 1d 9h ago
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 4, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 4
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Literature Deviations - July 9th, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 21h 3m ago
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 10 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Notes on Writing Poetry by Jon Anderson

`Drunken-Splice:iconDrunken-Splice: reports, July 4
A few helpful hints for writing Poetry from Jon Anderson, a former professor at the University of Arizona.

THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 31

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, July 4
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt.

This list was created to encourage deviants to participate in the literature community. All the activities listed are ones in which deviants can participate: everything from prompts and contests to chat rooms, special events, and volunteer opportunities are listed here. The Lit List makes it faster and easier for you to participate in the dA lit community.

The excuse most commonly used by deviants for only participating a little is time: "I like the concepts for several prompts and contests," they say, "but I only have time to write one piece." Well, why not challenge yourself by writing one piece that incorporates more than one theme? As a bonus, if you write one piece for more than one prompt, I will feature it on next Lit List; you just need to note me!

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New group ~TheCritiqueBox, ~OnceUponATimeClub, and *helping-the-unknown.
:bulletblue: New contests from ~TheCritiqueBox, *Prompt-A-Day, =SeptemberBreeze, and *Rhyme-and-Reason.
:bulletblue: New prompts from *Prompt-A-Day, *writeaway, =versebyverse, *simplypoetry, :devdistinctpoetry, ~distinctprose, ~OnceUponATimeClub, *WickedlyLoquacious, ~fiftywordfiction and =RawEm0tion.
:bulletblue: New category: VOTE. This category will include only new polls added after today that are very lit specific, such as voting for contest winners or on changes to the lit community.
:bulletblue: The Summer Haikuathon from =Iscariot-Priest.

Time to Read! - 04

`emmil:iconemmil: reports, 5h 35m ago
Love reading?
Have a look at these few precious jewels, who knows you'll find a new favorite author inside! ;)


If you like it, another feature in this series will keep coming!! :heart:

- `emmil

Literature


Daily Deviations: Prose 2007

*WordCount:iconWordCount: reports, January 27, 2008
We often hear-tell that there isn't enough exposure for literature on deviantART. While we tend to agree, 2007 saw a sharp rise in the number of prose texts featured as Daily Deviations--texts that some people, somehow, still seemed to miss! In celebration of a year in prose, and as one final nod to these fine pieces, please join us in congratulating 2007's Daily Deviations (separated by word count):



:resume: 100 Words or Less
:bulletred: He stood there, stunned... by *Iscariot-Priest
:bulletred: Six Words by *Itti
:bulletpurple: You've been on my mind... by *Iscariot-Priest
:bulletgreen: Geisha by ~vix0r


:resume: 101-300 Words
:bulletred: Church Incident by ~ladygekko
:bulletred: What we are by *lost-angle
:bulletred: First Time by ~fidrich


:resume: 301-500 Words
:bulletred: Confesiones by ~lady-corinthia*
:bulletpurple: Mother by ~MeadowCress
:bulletgreen: La Caja* by ~Alimari
:bulletgreen: Tribute by =BornBlitzed
:bulletred: Sucker by ~KampfVerein
:bulletgreen: Blagged by *ebony66136
:bulletred: Deus Ex Machina by ~ConcreteSins
:bulletred: Channel Zero by `alienhead
:bulletred: Beauty isn't Skin Deep by *poprocksandcharlotte
:bulletred: The Last Art on Earth by `bananaprincess


:resume: 501-750 Words
:bulletpurple: Arthur Is Dead by *wordworks
:bulletred: The Deviant's Dictionary
:bulletred: I. Jenny Dwayne by *SpokenAubade
:bulletred: Travel by Television by ~silenceinnumbers
:bulletpurple: The Things We Never Say by `GeneratingHype
:bulletred: 22 - 23 - 22 by `triptychr
:bulletpurple: Bad Poetry by `GeneratingHype
:bulletgreen: 2669-B by ~Dibujando
:bulletgreen: Thank You, deviantART by =stormyblueyz
:bulletpurple: The Scar by ~EveningDownpour
:bulletgreen: Addicted to Self-Righteousness by =darkdescartes
:bulletred: Why Coyotes Cry at Night by ~nashoba-hostina
:bulletred: Cannibal Cafe Rocks Town by =WineWriter


:resume: 751 - 1,000 Words
:bulletgreen: Cigarettes, Lust by ~finger-trap
:bulletred: Claustrophobic by =MaskedVengeance
:bulletblue: In lieu of a Subpoena by *sammehsweet
:bulletred: Sand and Cement by *Amberlouie
:bulletred: Seppuku by ~barnabus
:bulletred: Water of Life by *SRSmith
:bulletred: A word about haiku by =MSJames
:bulletred: The Twenty Peso Picture by ~rhinestone062085
:bulletred: Delhi Between Buses by *Remedies
:bulletgreen: When Your Heart Stops Beating by ~MyMidnightLove
:bulletred: Na Zdravi by =Chillinvillain


:resume: 1,001 - 1,500 Words
:bulletred: Two-Shot by =kaujot
:bulletred: Magnolia by ~alice-ophelia
:bulletred: Night Snow by *Negated
:bulletpurple: During Murder in the Dark by *BerylAlexandros
:bulletblue: The Knife Falls by ~dto-collective
:bulletgreen: Red Dress by *Queen-of-Marigold
:bulletred: Moon River by ~TheKingfisher
:bulletred: my friend friday by *jimboistic
:bulletgreen: Surviving Her by *lefttowrite
:bulletred: Three by ~scurveydog
:bulletgreen: Keeping the Faith by ~ConcreteSins
:bulletred: The Eyes of the Night (Teaser 3) by ~ShaperOfForms
:bulletred: Dry Clean Only by ~silenceinnumbers
:bulletred: Three Minutes by *sartre-erise
:bulletred: Four Skies by ~niceparabola
:bulletred: Bravery and the Sleepy Heart by ~xonlyindreamsx
:bulletred: A Lament by *KilikaMel
:bulletgreen: The Value of a Second by ~Arkhein


:resume: 1,501 - 2,000 Words
:bulletred: Good Old Uncle Jeff by ~ivannikolayevich
:bulletred: Conforming by ~xsyntheticsmile
:bulletred: I, For A Muse Of Fire by ~AngelicAzriel
:bulletred: Fine Print by *underwaterview
:bulletred: The Salter Room by ~jackamalo
:bulletgreen: Dear Diary by ~happygoatguy
:bulletgreen: Harry and Me by *ThornyEnglishRose
:bulletred: Browsing: All you need to know (Tutorial) by `lazybutt
:bulletgreen: The Plastic Soldier by ~Diaster
:bulletpurple: Abnormal, but unspecific by *diamondie
:bulletred: Mama by *ThornyEnglishRose


:resume: 2,001 - 3,000 Words
:bulletred: 250 christians can't be wrong by ~missedpoints
:bulletred: Toilet Paper by *apocathary
:bulletred: Metre Learning Guide by `darkcrescendo
:bulletred: The Rose of Hitler by ~neek-zique
:bulletred: E.D. D.E. by *crystalclearink
:bulletgreen: Uncle Jimmy's Suicide by ~jlar
:bulletred: Jump by ~offhand-apostle
:bulletred: Bodies by ~IfrozenspiritI
:bulletred: The First Epiphanical by ~Twyce
:bulletgreen: The Thing at the Bottom of the Stairs by ~QueenAlatariel
:bulletpurple: Hermes the Pig by *apocathary
:bulletred: sparrow by *jonzoiplu
:bulletgreen: Isaac. by =yourpleasantdarkness
:bulletred: Out of Control by ~Eiszapfen



:resume: 3,001 - 5,000 Words
:bulletred: Broken Horse by *honeybuzzard
:bulletred: Dinosaurs by ~are-bee-s
:bulletred: Looking Down On Me by `Jon-Law
:bulletred: Understanding Graffiti by `newklear
:bulletred: The Quilt by *simeberg
:bulletgreen: The House by ~anjaleck
:bulletred: Eden by *fallenidle


:resume: 5,001+ Words
:bulletgreen: The Greenery by ~Atagamay
:bulletgreen: Sweet Honeymoon by ~Iron-Kitten
:bulletred: The Easter Journal by ~Term-the-Schmuck
:bulletred: Satan McMurphy Issue 1 by =distortified
:bulletred: paper-thin by `Bringa
:bulletred: Master of Ravens by ~ladyjaida
:bulletred: The New Fucking Old Testament by ~deviantkupo and ~barry-havoc


:bulletgreen: = WC team suggestion
:bulletblue: = previously featured
:bulletpurple: = recipient on our team
* = deviation not written in English




:typerhappy: The Top Ten Most Popular Prose DDs of 2007


:postit: 10. (Fictional Perspectives) The Rose of Hitler by ~neek-zique

The saying goes: sticks and stones can break your bones but names can never hurt you. Whoever thought that up never shared a name with Hitler.



:postit: 9. (Biographies) When Your Heart Stops Beating by ~MyMidnightLove

A perfect example of how emotion can transcend age, When Your Heart Stops Beating acts as the internal monologue of a collective tragedy.



:postit: 8. (Married Romance) The Things We Never Say by `GeneratingHype

Faith, strength, and the ability to put pride aside to persevere. This is what love is. This piece of writing holds the simplest and easiest cure to the modern dilemma of relationships and why they don't last. Gay, straight, poly, single, married--the message is the same. Love is worth it, and so too is this read.



:postit: 7. (Fictional Life Stories) Uncle Jimmy's Suicide by ~jlar

"One winter, Uncle Jimmy went out to the side of our house and bit a bullet with his brain." From the very first line to the very last, this psychological journey grips you and refuses to let go.



:postit: 6. (Humor/Satire) The New Fucking Old Testament by ~deviantkupo

The old testament, according to a British nut case. Way too long, way too silly, way too good to miss. Don't read all of it at once; your brain may fall out.



:postit: 5. (Humor) You've been on my mind... by *Iscariot-Priest

Eleven words can tell so much more that they seem to do. You've been on my mind... has proven that, and made me laugh. A lot.



:postit: 4. (Fantasy) Master of Ravens by ~ladyjaida

This deviation was suggested by so many deviants it made me swoon, and when I finished reading the piece I knew why my inbox was choked with the suggestions!



:postit: 3. (Humor/Satire) The Deviant's Dictionary by ~leftomaniac

Daily Deviation - An act in which a deviation is soaked in gasoline and put three feet away from a flame war. See Also: News Heart Wars, and many more in The Deviant's Dictionary.



:postit: 2. (Mature Romantic) Bad Poetry by `GeneratingHype

A letter, a lament, and a love story, as well as a poignant piece of sort-of-metafiction. This text embraces the devices we attach to our experiences, and the words that never get written for living them.



:postit: 1. (Humor) Dear Diary by ~happygoatguy

An unusual diary of funny and downright bizarre thoughts and events. Find out how Dean Wright met God, climbed Mt. Everest (again), and the fate of Steven the turkey. No, really.




:library: Past Recognition

The following titles have moved on from dA to find a better home, but at one time they were our Daily Deviations, too:

:pointr: Shame by ~q365
:pointr: for the boy I try to forget by *Negated
:pointr: Something Under the Bed by ~CailinLiath
:pointr: An Hour Ago She Was Naked by !skybluegoodbyes
:pointr: Courage of Fathers by *Adeimantus



:wave:But wait!

We have one more small request. Please join as at *WordCount's Journal Forum to discuss this very important question:

What Do YOU Want to See in Prose DDs?

The WC Team loves suggesting Daily Deviations and featuring new, unknown, or underexposed writers, but we're a community project at heart. With that in mind, we'd really like to hear your thoughts on this past year's DDs (both WC suggested and otherwise) and what improvements can be made in suggesting features for the future.

We also invite general commentary about DDs, such as opinions about quality, standards, and any other thing you'd like to discuss related to prose DDs.

Thank you so much for taking the time!

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`leoraigarath:iconleoraigarath: Jan 27, 2008, 6:23:50 AM
Oh~ Great! new and interesting things to read is always good :)

--
Some days I write those words, others they write me.
`Memnalar:iconMemnalar: Jan 27, 2008, 7:35:30 AM
Wonderful! It's heartening to see them all in a list like this. Congratulations once again to everyone featured; you've given us encouragement, inspiration, and some damn fine reading!

--
"more people need to believe in themselves. it's okay to do that, you know." - *raspil
*raspil:iconraspil: Jan 27, 2008, 7:36:02 AM
this is promising. maybe now i can be glad i came back.

/wink
//DD in 2005

--
If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't have the right to laugh at anyone else.
*ThornyEnglishRose:iconThornyEnglishRose: Jan 27, 2008, 9:06:01 AM
That's amazing. It's great to see them all together like that - it shows just how many lit. DDs there really were thanks to WordCount. See, this is why I joined the staff - because these guys do so much for literature around these parts. :D
=fallenidle:iconfallenidle: Jan 27, 2008, 10:42:25 AM
Writers are the best! We freakin' rule!

All jock-type pride aside... this was a great idea, to make a huge composition so we can all see, in black and white, the difference we're making.

Warms the heart!

--
"You do drink, don't you?"
"I did just say I was a writer."
- 1408
~AmandaTheStampede:iconAmandaTheStampede: Jan 27, 2008, 10:56:52 AM
:love:!

So much goodness all in one place! *-*

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[click here for sex]

    a genie made me out of the earth's skin,
~silent-pirate:iconsilent-pirate: Jan 27, 2008, 12:35:23 PM
oh, this is a great idea! I see I have reading to do :D
 

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