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NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Winners!

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Hints and tricks for fiction writers: Part 1.

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Contest - Heart of Persona

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Getting Published: Writing a Synopsis

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Getting Published: List of Agents - 1-5

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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, 1d 14h ago
NaNo final wordcounts for November 2009

Heart of Persona - Animal Round Rules

*Scribblers-Anonymous:iconScribblers-Anonymous: reports, November 28
Rules and guidelines for Heart of Persona's Animal Round

A Fine Mess 2.0

*royalocean:iconroyalocean: reports, November 27
My second A Fine Mess feature.

6 Christmas Presents Perfect for a Writer

~Schemilix:iconSchemilix: reports, 2d 5h ago
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.

Unappreciated Artists of All Kinds

~FeatureContestTrance:iconFeatureContestTrance: reports, November 26
Need help getting noticed? I can help you if you help me.
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!!!!ART REQUEST!!!!

~Aramondii:iconAramondii: reports, November 25
help for my new book
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New Novel in Progress

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New Novel. Check out the story for more info.
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L4D: A Hunter's Story

~TrinityDeath:iconTrinityDeath: reports, November 26
A L4D book, read and tell me if you enjoyed it.
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deviation organizer.

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In short, feistehness has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Jacob and Renesmee

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Come to my page and read my journals about Nessie and Jacob
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Literature


Polish that Poetry and Prose!

`GeneratingHype:iconGeneratingHype: reports, April 20, 2008
Long ago (okay, it wasn't that long ago), there was a campaign on dA that involved polished prose. What's polished prose? It's prose that's been revised, proofread, and edited instead of simply written and slapped up on the screen. Sounds like a great idea, right? Support Polished Prose! Hey, I'm all for it.



But then, while listening to people talk about the morning after (a critique) or watching young and growing writers struggle with common conventions and revision techniques, I realized that demanding polished prose without helping writers achieve it just isn't--fair.


May I?

During the month of May, our Literature theme is going to be "Polish Your Poetry and Prose!" However, instead of simply making demands, we are also going to run a revision workshop to help you conquer those great critiques, ask better questions of your own writing (and others' writing), and really learn how to take all the good advice and new directions you receive and turn it into an excellent, well-crafted piece.


April Showers Bring...

The number one rule in learning how to revise and edit is agreeing to commit yourself to it. However, many people look at their entire gallery and get overwhelmed: where to start? What to do? I could choose this piece over here, but then I got some great feedback on this one, and hey the piece I wrote last year has been totally neglected so--. Stop! Stop yourself. If you want to learn how to revise and edit effectively, you have to start small.


May Flowers

Look through your dA gallery--the whole darn thing--and choose ONE piece that, if given the time and the chance and the help, you would like to revise. (Yes, I know it's hard to pick just one, but it's a necessary evil.) It doesn't matter if it's poetry or prose. It doesn't matter if it's a brand new NaPo poem or the first thing you ever submitted to dA five years ago. If it's important to you and you want to make it better--for reasons maybe you can't even explain--then choose that text and get out your polish and rags. Oh, and don't forget the elbow grease.


Your Task

:bulletblue: Choose one piece of poetry or prose that you would like to polish (with help) during May.
:bulletblue: Prose pieces should be less than 3,000 words and poems should be no longer than 30 lines.
:bulletblue: Send the link to your text in a NOTE to ^GeneratingHype entitled POLISH. Please do not drop your links here.

:star: All notes/links must be received no later than 28 April 2008 in order to participate in the "official" portion of this project. However, all writers on deviantART are encouraged to participate in the project and the activities, whether they've signed up for the task or not. Keep that in mind!


Your Trouble

Teams of 2-4 people will be put together based on the number of texts submitted to the project. Throughout the month, each team will be given tasks and targets to help their fellow writers in learning how to revise, edit, and polish the submitted text. Those writers will be there to support each other, provide honest feedback, make comments about changes, and ask questions to help improve each others' work.

The tone of this project is friendly and respectful, and team members will be expected to remain civil and open to constructive comments throughout the month. We're cultivating a support group comprised of people who will become your 'critical friends'--writers who are trying to help you get better through honesty and genuine-but-considerate feedback.

Don't think you can remain civil and friendly, especially when you feel your ego's being attacked? No worries! We have plans for you to help eliminate those fears.


Still a Little Lost?

Don't worry. More information will be coming in the next few days. For now, find a poem or prose piece you want to polish and send that link to ^GeneratingHype! We'll take care of you from there.

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:iconravenend:
oh shoot, i do re-do or more specifically ';polish' my poems at times, but i rarely do so on devA. I think I should re-upload the polished poems in place of the old ones.

And there's a hell lot to be polished already :O
:iconshinigami-shimai:
God, I just spent that last 5 months on rewrites and the like and posting the newer version here. I don't have anything under 3,000 words left to reedit again, hell I don't have anything under 3,000 words for that matter... It is an interesting idea, I just don't see myself being able to participate.

Good luck everyone.

Kat

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:iconmoonlit-torch:
x.x this is perfect, im definantly going to have this passed around my friends, i have a few who are desperate for honest third party help.

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:iconleoraigarath:
:clap: another great initiation... I really admire the effort! :)

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Some days I write those words, others they write me.
:iconsurrfant:
Wow, this sounds like a great chance for me to finally get around to revising some of my work and getting active again. Will definitely be giving this some thought.
:icongrimeden:
Are you suggesting my poetry isn't perfect after construction? o_O

I'm sure you mean your poetry isn't perfect after construction.

:P

There are some poets who aren't tortured by revisions like us mere mortals. They should be hit over the head with a giant thesaurus. (arrgh ... I should of wrote humongous!)

Revising prose is a no-brainer though. How can anyone with a general education not know to revise prose?

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