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Daily Lit Deviations for July 3, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 1d 17m 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, 2d 9m 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 1, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 2d 20h 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.

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!

Una carta, un relato.

=ElClubdelaPalabra:iconElClubdelaPalabra: reports, June 29
Si te gusta escribir relatos y recibir cartas entérate de lo que te ofrecemos.

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.

Poetry Feature #112

*TheFavoritesProject:iconTheFavoritesProject: reports, June 28
We've featured 112 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.

Flash Fiction Chat is Go!

*Flash-Fic-Month:iconFlash-Fic-Month: reports, June 27
Details of Flash Fiction Month's official chat! Check it out.

Epitaphs

*Rhyme-and-Reason:iconRhyme-and-Reason: reports, June 23
Here at *Rhyme-and-Reason we're not just about the contests-although that's fun. Our goal is to bring about a resurgence of traditional forms. So, *Penessence and I, =tina-go-lightly have decided to point out other forms to all of you, starting with the epitaph.

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 2, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 2d 9m 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 1, 2009

*DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, 2d 20h 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, 1d 17m 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.

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!

Poetry Feature #112

*TheFavoritesProject:iconTheFavoritesProject: reports, June 28
We've featured 112 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.

Una carta, un relato.

=ElClubdelaPalabra:iconElClubdelaPalabra: reports, June 29
Si te gusta escribir relatos y recibir cartas entérate de lo que te ofrecemos.

AngstyWriters June Report

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

RenderWonderland's Official Chatroom Launched!

*RenderWonderland:iconRenderWonderland: reports, June 28
Are you a fantasy/sci-fi/horror writer or poet? An enthusiast? Join the mad chattering in #PenInMyTea, *RenderWonderland's official chatroom!

Save Fantasy: Save the Villains!

~liquid-etherealism:iconliquid-etherealism: reports, 2d 21h ago
Antagonists—-villains—-are the motivators of the hero/heroine and, ultimately, the plot. Frankly, if your villain is not so good, your story may possess the high probability of turning sour, also.

All in all, villains are important characters that need your TLC, too!

Within this article is a brief list compiled of villain clichés gained from research and observation.

Literature


Fan Fiction and Literature

`GeneratingHype:iconGeneratingHype: reports, May 19, 2008
Merry Day, Gentlefolk. Today we're going to discuss something that's near and dear to my heart, but nearer and dearer to ^ArtisticAunJuli: Fan Fiction.

On dA, Fan Fiction has its own special gallery under the umbrella of Fan Art. It is not included in the Literature Galleries and the Lit GDs have no power over the category. Inexplicably, this makes some people rather angry. "My work is not merely fan art!" they cry in webspeak tones. "I am original, too!"

Well, I am here to state something for the sake of our collective sanity: Fan Fiction is not a dirty term. We don't run around the galleries gleefully moving your deviations to Fan Fiction because we think you suck. It's not some 'club' that you're not in or a personal statement on your artistic prowess. We're not accusing you of copying or being lazy or any other value judgment people try to associate with Fan Art and Fan Fiction. Instead, we're trying to make you understand something: you are being inspired by a copyrighted work of art/literature of which you are, presumably, a fan (or at least fan enough to be inspired by it).

I'm no policy guy, and I'm not here to discuss policy with you, but copyright is Serious Business. No matter how harmless you think your 'inspired by' stories are, if they deal with a copyrighted character, world, anime, manga, movie, cartoon, video game, etc. etc. etc. then you are going to have to suck it up and realize the fact that it is fan fiction--not because we hate you, but because it's the gosh darn truth.

In order for your 'inspired by' fiction (and poetry) to remain in the Literature Galleries exclusively, the work you are using for inspiration must be in the Public Domain. Not sure what that is? Well, check this link for reference. Basically, any work written/published in the U.S.A. (or otherwise) pre-1923 is in the public domain. It is no longer protected under copyright laws. (Post-1923 gets slightly more complicated.) One such example? Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Yes, that's right: the original 'Alice in Wonderland' was published in 1865. It is in the public domain. However, the Disney version, entitled Alice in Wonderland, and the images and actions of the characters in that movie and subsequent books, are still protected under copyright. Inspired by the original text? Lit Gallery. Inspired by the movie? Fan Fiction. It's that simple (and, equally, that complicated).

So why am I discussing this today? Well, it's time to make a concerted effort to remove Fan Fiction from the Lit Galleries. Coming off of Spring Cleaning and having a brand new way of reporting deviations, it seems like the perfect opportunity to remind all of you that Fan Fiction does not belong in the Literature Galleries (due to copyright laws, not skill level). If you see it, REPORT IT as a Miss-Cat. We'll take care of it from there.

Thank you kindly, folks. Enjoy your week.

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*HiddenCaitastrophe:iconHiddenCaitastrophe: May 19, 2008, 3:47:46 PM
*nods* Very very well said- as I'm someone who writes both- I'm glad to see this handled so well!

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`Memnalar:iconMemnalar: May 19, 2008, 3:49:24 PM
Some of the better pieces I've read on dA have been fan-fiction. I used to write the stuff. That said, I understand the distinction being made here.

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~Amriah:iconAmriah: May 19, 2008, 4:07:56 PM
It's true that fan fiction is not dirty at all, though some people do create some rather... questionable work.

Anyways, my point here is that I think this is is being handled well.

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~GarnetPrincess:iconGarnetPrincess: May 19, 2008, 5:00:41 PM
It's nice to see a good distinction between fan fiction and original fiction. To be honest, I didn't know how to differentiate between what is public domain and what isn't. At least I learned something today. Thank you for posting this, GH. :thanks:

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*shadow-of-ice:iconshadow-of-ice: May 19, 2008, 8:18:27 PM
*yay* I'm glad you pointed out that fan-fic is not a dirty word. I think too many people do that whole 'you're not a real writer if you have ever written fan-fiction' which riles me a little, as it's my 'I'm just chilling out and writing because writing is actually really fun' thing.

I've never had an issue with figuring out public domain or where ff goes but I suppose I have to do a lot of IP stuff at work.

This one's still a useful place to point people who have miscats because they just don't know what they're doing or the people who like to whinge despite being uninformed.

(and what all that translates to is thanks, you're super)
`Beccalicious:iconBeccalicious: May 20, 2008, 1:00:15 AM
I think this is probably something which has been needed to said for a while. I know from the spring cleaning a lot of people had some very strange attitudes towards fanfiction, and it isn't a dirty word.

When I first started writing, my sister and I used to write fanfiction for a game called 'Toejam and Earl'. I expect a lot of people started writing fan fiction too.

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*kafine:iconkafine: May 20, 2008, 3:38:12 AM
"Yes, that's right: the original 'Alice in Wonderland' was published in 1865. It's not in the public domain."

Did you mean to say not there?

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