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THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 32

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, 11h 2m ago
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt.

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New prompts from *Prompt-A-Day, =KneelingGlory & *TazzyDee, ~OnceUponATimeClub, and :devproseplease.
:bulletblue: New contests from *MermyLeDisko & *betweenthepages, *DailyLitDeviations, and ~TheSoulAsylum.
:bulletblue: New chat room #theEAPIooc.
:bulletblue: Volunteer opportunities with *Writers-Workshop, *DailyLitDeviations, and ~WritersGroup.
:bulletblue: New group ~TheSoulAsylum.

Daily Literature Deviations -July 10th, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 21h 22m 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.

Time to Read! - 04

`emmil:iconemmil: reports, 1d 3h 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, 1d 19h 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, 2d 7h 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, July 7
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.

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 Literature Deviations -July 10th, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 21h 22m 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, 2d 7h 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, July 7
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 Literature Deviations - July 9th, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 1d 19h 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.

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.

Time to Read! - 04

`emmil:iconemmil: reports, 1d 3h 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

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


If Todd Goldman is the god of Art Thieves

=Shironu-Akaineko:iconShironu-Akaineko: reports, January 31, 2008
Then ladies and gentlemen, I have found the AT's virgin Mary.

I'd like you to meet Marie-Pier Côté, 12 years old (What are the odds). Since the articles I'll link to are in french, I'll do my best to resume/translate what happened with her in hopes of dissuading more 12 years old girls to steal arts and stories.

I'd like to start with saying not ALL 12 years old girls are art thieves. I know a couple who are working REALLY HARD at their art, it's original, it's creative, etc.

BUT.

Sadly, the majority of art thieves on DevArt are in fact, 12 years old and female. This is a real problem.

Here's the story of one of you and how she got caught. No, PWNED.

Marie-Pier's adventure in thievery starts in January of last year, when she submitted a script to the Les Intouchables editions. It got accepted practically right away out of 125 submissions, making her the youngest novel writer in Canada. Her book, Laura L'immortelle (Laura the Immortal) sold like hot cakes, she got interviewed, the whole shibang. During her interview, she claimed that the ideas were bounced off back and forth between her and a french friend on the internet.

Then...

Two months later, people came back after reading the book and told Michel Brûlé, the editor in chief of Les Intouchables, that Laura had a lot in common with Highlander a rather well known movie if you ask me. Some of the similar details include;
:bulletblue: Main character is an immortal;
:bulletred: There is a character named MacLeod;
:bulletgreen: Death only happens by decapitation;
:bulletpurple: They are sword-trained;

And a lot more details that are present in the article I've linked to.

Brûlé claimed he never read the book cover to cover and never saw the movie Highlander, but after doing some research, he did conciede there were a lot of similarities. Marie-Pier still claimed it was because she bounced off ideas off her friend, basically putting the blame on her. It was concluded she was victim of her own naiveté, having never watched the movie.

Now, that's just my two cents, but there were movies, a live-action series and even a cartoon. If you don't know even a wee bit about Highlander, get out from under your rock, please.

At least her parents would know a lil bit about Highlander or some friends or even some teachers!

The story doesn't end there.

The mediatisation of this mini-scandal attracted the attention of an French tech, Frédérick Jeorge. It seemed very familiar to him so he bought a copy and read it...

Only to discover it was a 99% perfect copy of his 2001 Highlander Fanfiction, Des Cendres et du Vent.

You can bet your pocket change he contacted Les Intouchables about this.

Michel Brûlé had to agree with the proof Jeorge sent to him and slapped Marie-Pier's parents with a hefty fine, 24,469.32$ for the impression of the books and 5000$ of compensation. All proceeds from the book will be given instead to the real author, Frédérick Jeorge.

She got caught in her lies and now she pays the price for it. Her parents have to give a large amount of money for what she thought was a lil white lie nobody would notice, she has to face her friends and family with that mistake that cost her her reputation and possible future as an author.

So I tell you, the art thief that claims she drew Nana's everyday life, or the Orphan pic straight off of GaiaOnline, or ANY art thief that is possibly reading this.

It's not worth it. Stop claiming other people's work as your own. You WILL get caught. Stop now. When you get caught, you will pretty much lose EVERYTHING. Stop before it's too late.

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~yzarc:iconyzarc: Feb 1, 2008, 5:39:14 AM
:salute:

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*debureturns:icondebureturns: Feb 1, 2008, 6:23:49 AM
*grins* Wicked. Whether you believe in karma or not, seeing some dirty thief get their just desserts is a sweet, sweet, thing indeed.

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~AuthorT:iconAuthorT: Feb 1, 2008, 9:33:41 AM
I remember Highlander. Loved the theme song in the live-action series. I didn't like the cartoon as much, but I found the movie a little interesting. And I liked the make of the story. Very original, very intricate, and sometimes quite comical.

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~AuthorT:iconAuthorT: Feb 1, 2008, 9:34:03 AM
Uh... Who's Todd Goldman?

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~Perscar:iconPerscar: Feb 1, 2008, 1:48:12 PM
It took a while to get this published. I thought it would have been published the day you wrote about this.

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~Ahcri-Slate:iconAhcri-Slate: Feb 1, 2008, 3:17:38 PM
Haha. Awesome. I'd love to hear about more things like this happening to art thieves and thieves in general.

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=Shironu-Akaineko:iconShironu-Akaineko: Feb 1, 2008, 6:50:01 PM
I was gathering balls.

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=Shironu-Akaineko:iconShironu-Akaineko: Feb 1, 2008, 6:53:44 PM
This is Todd Goldman

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=Shironu-Akaineko:iconShironu-Akaineko: Feb 1, 2008, 6:54:19 PM
And it's Calorie-free!

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*debureturns:icondebureturns: Feb 1, 2008, 6:58:52 PM
Calorie-free, you say? Perhaps i ought to stop at some point tomorrow and have some with a cup of coffee. "I haven't been hunting in a while, and i'm getting out of practice." :D

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