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Daily Lit Deviations for July 5, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 12h 6m 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.

Waking the Muse #3: Profiles

`leoraigarath:iconleoraigarath: reports, 1d 6h ago
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, 1d 6h ago
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, 1d 10h ago
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.

Daily Lit Deviations for July 4, 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 3, 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 2, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 2
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 1, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 1
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.

AngstyWriters June Report

*AngstyWriters:iconAngstyWriters: reports, June 30
Cele mai bune lucrari postate pe clubul *AngstyWriters in luna IUNIE.

Wordspill #14 "Tracks" and a new theme!

=Wordspill:iconWordspill: reports, June 30
=Wordspill is back with a vengeance, ready and raring to go with a new prompt!

Literature News This Week

Daily Lit Deviations for June 30, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, June 30
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, 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 2, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 2
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 1, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, July 1
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, 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 5, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 12h 6m 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, 1d 6h ago
A few helpful hints for writing Poetry from Jon Anderson, a former professor at the University of Arizona.

Wordspill #14 "Tracks" and a new theme!

=Wordspill:iconWordspill: reports, June 30
=Wordspill is back with a vengeance, ready and raring to go with a new prompt!

THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 31

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, 1d 10h ago
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.

Waking the Muse #3: Profiles

`leoraigarath:iconleoraigarath: reports, 1d 6h ago
In search for the lost muse, a collection of thought & feel invoking pieces.

Literature


Great Novelists on deviantArt - Vol. 2

=SpideyGeek:iconSpideyGeek: reports, March 19, 2008
In my last news article, I highlighted five of my favorite novelists who call deviantArt their home. Now, I'm back with five more for you to take a peek at, read a little bit from, and offer warm comments and constructive criticisms to. (If the author calls for it, that is. More on that later.)

Here are five more writers I keep an eye on myself. Know of another novelist that deserves the limelight? Then note me with their name or comment down below and I'll take a look. It doesn't have to be fantasy lit. I just happen to be more familiar with that world at the moment. ;)

*twilight-apple
When I was picking five writers from my last batch, it was painful to save her for this volume, because her story Into the Moonlight is such a cute, delightful tale. The on-going story of vampire Erin and werewolf Simon, if you're a fan of Stephanie Meyer then you'll definitely appreciate this winsome tale.


~sarraphine
The darker side of vampires, which is the realm I normally inhabit myself. I often think of Exquisite Monster as a story that would feel right at home somewhere near "Blade" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and have not gotten a chance to spend near enough time in its world. Don't you be remiss, too! Take a look:


*DgenRetEliteRabbit
I love her story Heart Attacks. Simply put. It's an engaging story of fate and romance in the vampire world, with a gutsy female protagonist and the three male vampires whose world she becomes immersed in. Reiney has moxie, Christian and Scott make me smile, and Jackson is that endearing sort of guy you wish really did exist. Urban fantasy never tasted so good.


`Mithgariel
While she has several engaging stories full of mystical, mythological, and - at times - wounded characters, I'm the most enraptured with Minstrel's Song. The first chapter reads like a fairy tale lullaby of indentity and desperate urgency and carries onward from there into a very poetic, mystical tale. I fell in love with Molock right away. See if you don't as well.


~xfoxfirex
I love Reggie, because while some people are haunted by the idea of their past, Reggie literally deals with the ghosts of the great beyond in A Hoodlum's Story. A skilled gunman from a regional gang, Reggie gets more than he bargained for when he falls between the cracks of a gang war, corruption, and a girl who knows too much. I think you'll enjoy it as much as I have.


And as an added bonus, I think that any writer who sticks their neck out asking for criticism is worth a pat on the back. Face it, our stories are like children and discipling our unruly fiction often hurts just as badly as disciplining our own flesh and blood. But it's one of those necessary evils in order to become better at our craft and we swallow the bitter pill just the same.

*ArjetLuna is looking for advice on her tale The Wanderer so pay it forward and help a fellow aspiring novelist ensure she's headed in the right direction. Here's the link to follow: [link]

And here's a helpful guide on how to critique by ^lovetodeviate that has proven to be useful for me as well:


That's all for now. Until next time, read some lit and write, write, write!
Your Friendly Neighborhood *SpideyGeek

P.S. - Don't forget. . .
Throw some support toward ^ArtisticAunJuli's push for a dA Marketplace. This could be an awesome opportunity for self-published writers to sell their wares upon dArt as well! More information on her journal: [link]

Devious Comments

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^StJoan:iconStJoan: Mar 19, 2008, 12:37:34 PM
very nice!

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Support dA Writers who have the balls to publish

StJoan, M.D. of DramaLlamaology
Literature GD at your service.
=SpideyGeek:iconSpideyGeek: Mar 19, 2008, 12:50:50 PM
You know, I really need to check better for typos. ^^; Disciplining, disciplining, disciplining. Kinda like what my fingers need right now.
Next time, I'll be typo free. ;)

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Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
~ E.L. Doctorow


Whenever you think your life is over, you have to realize that's the signal that a new era is beginning.
- =Snow-Machine
*DgenRetEliteRabbit:iconDgenRetEliteRabbit: Mar 19, 2008, 12:52:37 PM Mood: Love
:happycry: i'm so honored! i love you!!!! thanks so much!!!

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this is necessary; life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on...
What you doin here? WELCOME TO THE SHOW!
my stars, so far, no one's calling me home...
believes the underdog will eventually survive!
*twilight-apple:icontwilight-apple: Mar 19, 2008, 1:03:19 PM Mood: Adoration
yay! :w00t: :hug: you're the best, babe.

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lindsay e. :plotting:
Into the Moonlight: Vol. I and II | Writing Goober
`Mithgariel:iconMithgariel: Mar 19, 2008, 1:18:08 PM
Firstly - I think this is in my top 3 favourite articles. I mean - free recommendations on lit. Like really. Too damn awesome. Especially since I trust Spidey with my life (or unlife).

Secondly - I am honoured to be featured, thank you, dear. :)

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The night is always darkest before the dawn [link]
*ZomaS-M:iconZomaS-M: Mar 19, 2008, 1:25:27 PM
The greatest thing about these articles of reccomendation is that our little circle ISN'T completely hole-free. The only names I recognize here are twilight and Mithgariel! So yay! More stories to immerse myself in!

:headbang: Who rules? Mrs. Jules!

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"You will forever be my Gargoyle."
"I am Wendell Carmen. And I killed Jezebel Gibson."
=ArjetLuna:iconArjetLuna: Mar 19, 2008, 1:40:00 PM
This is great, and face it, :boogie: we love seeing our names in anything written by people other than ourselves!

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:pointandlaugh: "My shower head saves me batteries..."
O.o Lookie --> A portfolio! [link]
*Ordogirl:iconOrdogirl: Mar 19, 2008, 2:54:46 PM
I think I'm gonna like it here.
=SpideyGeek:iconSpideyGeek: Mar 19, 2008, 3:13:01 PM
:hug: It's a wild spot. :evillaugh:

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Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
~ E.L. Doctorow


Whenever you think your life is over, you have to realize that's the signal that a new era is beginning.
- =Snow-Machine
 

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