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The Writer's Meow Celebrates Third Birthday!

*TheWritersMeow:iconTheWritersMeow: reports, 1d 13h ago
On November 7th, 2009, The Writers Meow celebrated its third birthday!

Getting Published: Writing a Synopsis

=LateNightLady:iconLateNightLady: reports, November 17
Advice on how to write a synopsis for your manuscript.

Getting Published: List of Agents - 1-5

=LateNightLady:iconLateNightLady: reports, November 17
List of 5 agents currently looking for queries int he commercial fiction genre.

Trite and True, Part I: Cliche

^SparrowSong:iconSparrowSong: reports, 2d 19h ago
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.

Trite and True, Part II: Originality

^SparrowSong:iconSparrowSong: reports, 2d 18h ago
The second 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.

Writing Exercise: Dreamcatcher

=Osiristhrasher06:iconOsiristhrasher06: reports, November 17
Insight into a cool way of getting new material for literature.

December Form Challenge! DFC is BACK!

=kiwi-damnation:iconkiwi-damnation: reports, November 16
Come and join the fun of DFC, dA's own fixed form challenge extravaganza! Pit yourself against forms you have never even heard of using prompts that are certainly going to make you create something you never have created before! Broaden your minds and open your eyes to the world of fixed form. Here is the place to play! Come and read what it's all about!

THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 49

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, November 15
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt.

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New prompts from ~Start-Writing-Club, =RawEm0tion, *Prompt-A-Day, ~writeaway, and *ProsePlease.
:bulletblue: New contests from *Live-Love-Write, =DailyLitDeviations, =KneelingGlory, =PoetryPlease, ~the-haiku-club, and ~lyriclub.
:bulletblue: New critique opportunities with =Prose-R-Us, ~writeaway, and ~TheCritiqueBox.
:bulletblue: New volunteer opportunities with #Writers-Workshop and =Inked-Page.

LitBits: Issue 2

=KneelingGlory:iconKneelingGlory: reports, November 15
LitBits is a bi-weekly publication that lists projects, discussion, and events happening in dA's literature community. The aim of this publication is to bring as many lit-minded people together in as many ways as possible. If you have something you'd like mentioned in the next article, send a note to =KneelingGlory with the subject line For LitBits.

Literature News This Week

Trite and True, Part II: Originality

^SparrowSong:iconSparrowSong: reports, 2d 18h ago
The second 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.

Trite and True, Part I: Cliche

^SparrowSong:iconSparrowSong: reports, 2d 19h ago
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.

THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 49

`ATrue:iconATrue: reports, November 15
This weekly newsletter lists the literature activities being hosted all over DeviantArt.

This issue features:

:bulletblue: New prompts from ~Start-Writing-Club, =RawEm0tion, *Prompt-A-Day, ~writeaway, and *ProsePlease.
:bulletblue: New contests from *Live-Love-Write, =DailyLitDeviations, =KneelingGlory, =PoetryPlease, ~the-haiku-club, and ~lyriclub.
:bulletblue: New critique opportunities with =Prose-R-Us, ~writeaway, and ~TheCritiqueBox.
:bulletblue: New volunteer opportunities with #Writers-Workshop and =Inked-Page.

Writing Exercise: Dreamcatcher

=Osiristhrasher06:iconOsiristhrasher06: reports, November 17
Insight into a cool way of getting new material for literature.

LitBits: Issue 2

=KneelingGlory:iconKneelingGlory: reports, November 15
LitBits is a bi-weekly publication that lists projects, discussion, and events happening in dA's literature community. The aim of this publication is to bring as many lit-minded people together in as many ways as possible. If you have something you'd like mentioned in the next article, send a note to =KneelingGlory with the subject line For LitBits.

December Form Challenge! DFC is BACK!

=kiwi-damnation:iconkiwi-damnation: reports, November 16
Come and join the fun of DFC, dA's own fixed form challenge extravaganza! Pit yourself against forms you have never even heard of using prompts that are certainly going to make you create something you never have created before! Broaden your minds and open your eyes to the world of fixed form. Here is the place to play! Come and read what it's all about!

Getting Published: List of Agents - 1-5

=LateNightLady:iconLateNightLady: reports, November 17
List of 5 agents currently looking for queries int he commercial fiction genre.

Getting Published: Writing a Synopsis

=LateNightLady:iconLateNightLady: reports, November 17
Advice on how to write a synopsis for your manuscript.

The Writer's Meow Celebrates Third Birthday!

*TheWritersMeow:iconTheWritersMeow: reports, 1d 13h ago
On November 7th, 2009, The Writers Meow celebrated its third birthday!

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31 writing prompts.

*Miss-Deathwish:iconMiss-Deathwish: reports, March 11
I created a little list of 31 writing prompts (because thirty is even, and I don't fancy even numbers, though they were necessary to create the list below... /shudder/). feel free to try it out! challenge yourself. it's a good way to spark creativity. I'll be doing it as well (:

01. letter
02. sticks and stones
03. birthday
04. immortal
05. circus
06. abandoned
07. nosebleed
08. mother [or father, or both]
09. sunrise
10. distraction
11. habit
12. fuck
13. love
14. waste
15. skinny
16. eyes
17. white noise
18. impulse
19. addiction
20. desecrate
21. death
22. low
23. heartbeat
24. first kiss
25. tomorrow
26. sweet
27. fog [or mist]
28. can't
29. village
30. time
31. forget

:heart:

i was inspired by the one-hundred themes challenge: [link]

Devious Comments

:iconprincessjeiselle:
This is a very good idea. I may try it out. :heart:
:iconshadow-hostage:
Cool! The 100 themes challenge intimidates me so maybe I'll try this instead, I could use a little inspiration for my writing/art. Thanks!

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:iconfeiyll:
Wonderful.

I shall have to try some of these out some time. ;p
:iconmiss-deathwish:
Awh, thanks! :heart:
Have fun if you do (:


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:iconmiss-deathwish:
My pleasure~
It intimidates me, too o_0


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:iconmiss-deathwish:
:hug:

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:iconaleshyx:
I'm going to try this out. I really need some inspiration XD
Thanks so much~! :heart:
:iconcrimsonobsidianrose:
I will definitely be making use of these prompts in the near future. In fact, I've really been need some inspiration, since my muse has been smothered by test prep and decided to inspire a less-stressed person.

Thank you!

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Our deepest fear in that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?"
-Marianne Williamson
:iconshadow-hostage:
lol. ^^ Start small, go with 30. XD

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:iconmiss-deathwish:
No problem!

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