Welcome to the fifth edition of my Fan-Fiction-Tastic News!
Hi! Happy Febuary, everyone! I hope your year is going well!
I'd like to take a moment to clarify something about Daily Deviation suggestions that seems to be a misconception. DDs are chosen on their merits alone and not on any perceived popularity. Multiple suggestions on a deviation does not increase its likelihood of being chosen and ties up the Community Volunteer as he/she clears out the extra suggestions. Also, several CVs have mentioned that they prefer to feature less known deviants and the extra notes may convince them that the deviation in question is popular enough on its own and does not need the added exposure. The moral? If you'd like to suggest something, one note is all we need. Thank you.
Daily Deviations
While I received many excellent suggestions this last month, there weren't any that were quite what I was looking for as a Daily Deviation feature. Please keep sending those notes, as I'm always interested in any DD suggestions you have. Here are my guidelines for anyone interested.
Weekly Features
Every week, I feature a new fan fiction story on my profile page. Drop by and check them out!
News :bademoticon:
LIT me explain u a thing: July - Dec 2013LIT me explain u a thing...about literature news
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There is a lot of it.
2013 is now over. I KNOW. WHERE DID IT GO? BUT IT'S GONE. IT'S GONE I TELL YOU. :iconrazycryplz: It's crazy, I'm crazy. It's okay though, we have all this news to keep us company. Look at that beautiful news. Look at it with love in your eyes. Anyways. This is the second part of the article "LIT me explain u a thing" chronicling what the Lit community was up to in 2013! [A lot I tell you, I mean look at how long this is.]
I hope you've prepared yourself. :iconespurreyesplz:
Guess what. If you manage to slough through this entire article you get your choice of ice cream and a ride in a super secret magical box that may or may not be blue! Also, please this to spread it along. SPREAD IT LIKE A LITERATURE-Y PLAGUE.
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Love dA Lit: Issue 157Welcome to the one-hundred fifty-seventh issue of Love dA Lit! Every Sunday this article will aim to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, and spotlighting a specific group or project for two weeks. This is by no means a complete list of all the literature going-ons, merely a tool to help you get involved and stay informed.
Note: ANSWER THIS POLL, PLEASE. It'll help me understand what's working and what's not. c: I'll also be keeping the group section. ♥ Also sorry about the double post!
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Last month, I asked, "Did you make any New Year's Resolutions? How good are you at keeping Resolutions, if you've made any before? Feel free to share any dA related ones." Here are your replies:
- bedroom-inc says, "Not a single resolution was made. "
- PaDiYaFLAME says, "I don't make New Year's Resolutions. As I've never once seen someone actually keep their NYR it seems kinda pointless to me. I always felt that if I'm going to change something the date doesn't matter. That's just me. "
- DecepticonFlamewar says, "I've never been much for "new years resolutions" exactly. I do have a couple goals for the new year, and honestly, a lot of them are fanfiction-related. Fanfiction is what I"m having the most fun with right now, so it's where I'm focusing my efforts. High on my list right now is editing my NaNoWriMo fanfic to perfection, coming up with a coherent plan for and drafting a sequel for it, writing a second-person reader-insert with a mundane premise that shows high levels of literary merit, and finally finishing my Transformers Bayverse road trip story. All of these for bits and giggles. I am such a troll."
- hypermagical says, "I totally failed in my quest to suggest a DD to you by New Year's. BUT I plan to make up for it as soon as possible."
- As for me: "I'm not one for resolutions myself, but I made some loose goals for myself (I'm not great at keeping them). I want to write more (fan fiction or original). I want to be sure I'm aware of my family's needs and am there for them. I also want to be more communally aware and active, especially here on dA."
New discussion topic!
What aspect of writing do you find the most difficult (planning, grammar, research, word choice, or whatever)?
Have any news, groups or contests you want me to feature? Comment below and I'll include it next month!