Love dA Lit: Issue 125

Welcome to the one-hundred twenty-fifth 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.

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• Showcase 004
• Collaborative Crown no. 1: Rebirth
• PE: Bookbinding
• Nichrysalis wants to know what you're doing in May.
• Artists on Writers No. 1
• Asymptote Journal Needs Help
• Forum Discussion: Editing vs proofreading
• forestmeetwildfire wants to know "Who is/are your favorite writer(s) on deviantART?"
• " Do you have any poems (mine or yours) that you'd like to hear me read on soundcloud?" asks toxic-nebulae.
• Literature Spotlight 002
• Forum Discussion: Max Read: Amanda Palmer's Dzhokhar poem is "Worst of All Time."
• WritersInk's Weekly Round-up
• Interactive Sci-Fi
• I Wish I Had Written That, TWO!
• link me to one piece of onsite reading worth reading, pls says neurotype-on-discord

Group News

• FantasyAuthorsGuild now has a new New Folder and shares an Opportunity for Book Cover.
• LiterallyUnknown's New Member Feature
• A howdy from WordsOfPower.
• Writers-and-Editors has edited their "Need a critic? Want to be one?" journal.
• What's up for May? is Crowns-of-Sonnets's latest journal.
• Short-Stories posts an update.
• An apology from poetic-clan and the group announces the winner of their previous contest.
• The-Creative-Writer is planning on hosting a contest but would like some ideas.
• " Would you personally consider three words a poem? How about two words? Please vote and explain your opinion in the comments below." asks FreeVersePoetry.
• Updates from ChasingInk.
• Love-Literature posts an Interview with an Admin
• May Mixup Madness is BACK
• Literature-Anonymous is looking for some contest ideas.
• EliteLiterature's Lit of the week 70! ~dextroannie, *disrhythmic and *Pickled-Poppy
• Important Group News - Please Read from Live-Love-Write
• KnightsOfRomance will be closing down.
• Tourney Finals, Info on Upcoming May Contest and the Tournament Winner announcement fromPoetryVSTheWorld.
• "If you've made friends with others through deviantART, how was that friendship first formed?" inquires WritersInk.
• Edit 2 for My-Soul-Bleeds-Ink's March - Poetry Forms Challenge.
• NaPoWriMo's  Prompt Challenge Winner - Week 3
• An update from Love-Literature concerning their BookClub
• The group, 15-Minutes-of-Fame, will be taking an indefinite hiatus.
• Some Group Affiliate Announcements from TheBackOfTheBook.
• PoeticalCondition shares their Member DD & DLD Feature #2 (April 8- April 22)
• "Advertisements" advertisement a new feature from Apocalypse-writing.
• Sacred-Literature posts their Affiliate Contests
• "Which deviation did you feel exemplified the prompt "Welcome to the New Age" best? Please read the rules before voting." asks TheWritersMeow

Literature Links [in other languages!]

• NotreForteresseBrule posts a journal update. [French]
• A reminder from ArteScritta that  voting is open until April 30th. [Italian]
• LetraHispana asks members to vote on the possibility of an extension. [Spanish]

I am still looking for non-English literature groups, I'd like to keep tabs on them too!

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FreeVersePoetry is the self proclaimed "The official un-official hub for all things free verse here on DA! " The group has a weekly prompt, is currently hosting a contest, and will soon have a member of the month feature. Click here to learn a little more about this group's admins.

DannyAnthony is a true champ for putting up with me and my inability to send a few questions concerning his group, FreeVersePoetry. [We are Procrostinator Buddies now].

Can you explain a bit about the group, FreeVersePoetry, and what makes it different from other literature groups on dA?

Well, FVP is a group dedicated solely to free verse poetry here on DA. In that way, we're a very exclusive group. However, everyone is free to join and submit whatever poems they choose, as long as they meet our one criteria, of course. I like to think that FVP is the “official un-official” hub for all things free verse here on DA. Maybe that's a little lofty thinking, but I like to dream big. What makes us different than other lit groups here on DA? Well, a couple things. For one, as far as I know, we are the only active group here on DA solely dedicated to free verse. Also, unlike a lot of other groups, we frequently share lit community (as a whole, including DD/DLD's) and affiliate news with our watchers/members. Lastly, and I know we aren't really alone on this one, but we also have a solid critique department, with littlemoonboots at the helm.

What do you hope your members get out of joining and being a part of the group?

First and foremost, I hope members feel welcome and valued in our group. We're a group of awesome people first, a place for poets to gather and share their work second. That said, I hope that our members become inspired by others' poems and our prompts. Also, I hope that members receive constructive criticism through our critique department on their work to better their craft. Last but not least, without sounding too corny, I hope our members have fun and make new friends!

Will FreeVersePoetry be hosting any future projects, contests and/or events?

Of course! Contests and prompts are always part of the goings-ons here. It's not a question of if they'll happen, but when they'll happen. That said, we just finished our NaPoWriMo weekly prompts/contests, and I'm currently brainstorming the next set of prompts and contests (perhaps one big one in collaboration with another group....) for the month of May with the rest of the staff. Also, I recently set up a chatroom for the group, so I was hoping on having a chat event this month... Other than that, you'll just have to wait and see what we have in store.

If you had to describe FreeVersePoetry in three words, what would they be and why?

Hmm... interesting question. Making me think eh?

I'd have to say:

Open -– In all senses of the word... Again, we're open to all deviants and all poems, as long as they're free verse.
Caring -- We strive to be a close knit community of friends, no matter how large we grow. One of the ways this notion is manifested is through our critique department, and valuing our member's opinions. See below...
Interactive – I highly encourage input from all members in relation to all facets of the group, from the design of the homepage to prompts. This is a group after all. Everyone has a say in how we're run.

Anything else of note that you would like to share?

In fact, I do. I'm currently looking for 4 new critics, as well as a weekly prompt blogger. If you think you're my man (or lady!) then throw me a note! Literally. Might be easier to fold it into a plane first though...

Also, thank you very much for this feature. It's much appreciated.

Quick Links:

• Gallery
• Rules and News
• Community Update

Looking for more groups?

• leoraigarath's Literature Groups List
• Realm-of-Fantasy's list of literature groups[Fantasy, Sci-fi and General]
• My journal has a small list that I've compiled.
• League of Lit Groups: Vol. 4

If you're still not finding a group you like check out the list of all literature groups on dA: Click here!


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Weekly:

• April 22 Prompt from Prompt-Bunnies. [April 28th]
• RawEm0tion's weekly theme is back: Glazed Doughnuts [April 28th]
• "Times Have Changed", the latest weekly prompt from TheWritersMeow [April 28th]
• "Crawfish" from Apocalypse-writing. [April 28th]
• Week 4 - The End is Near from NaPoWriMo [April 30th]
• FreeVersePoetry has now posted their Week Four Prompts [April 30th]
• OfSweetSerendipity's Prompts #4 [May 4th]
• There is a new Writing Prompt from Live-Love-Write. [May 5th]
• "Guarded" and "Sin" are Poem-forthe-poemless' seventeenth weekly prompts.
• skinnywords posts their April Prompt Four
• Weekly Spontaneity: 55 from SixWordStories
• Unseen-Writers's Theme of the Week: Shadow

Bi-Weekly:

• theWrittenRevolution's bi-weekly Prompt: April 15, 2013 [April 27th]
• Disease is Wordspill-Central's second prompt. [April 28th].
• FotoFriday: Icy Pearls [May 3rd]
• "The Prompt Pool" from PoeticalCondition. [May 6th]
•   Tragedy is Authors-Academy's new prompt.
• TheMarmaladeTree's Week Five prompts.

Monthly:

• ScreamPrompt #34, April 2013 [April 29th]
• Letters-To-Myself's April Prompt: Dear You. [April 30th]
• Literary-Limits's April prompt it up. [April 30th]
• TheMarmaladeTree's monthly 100-Prompt Challenge: April [April 31st]
• Feedback Pack--May Sign Up [May 1st]
• SixWordStories' Word and Theme Prompts [May 6th]
• The-Poetry-Cafe's April Poetry Poker
• Sacred-Literature's monthly prompt is "Write a poem about Night-time."

Other:

• March - Poetry Forms Challenge [Mid-April]
• Love-Literature's weekly and monthly prompts.
• Poetry Prompts courtesy of CrumpetsHarvey.
• Another-Poetry-Group is hosting a 10 Minute Poetry Raw Challenge.
• "Energy" is TheCritiquables's prompt.
• "From the Shadows, You Hear a Voice..." is MidtownMagic's latest prompt.

Ongoing Challenges [No Deadline]:

• The group, LiteratureJunkies has issued a Smell Story Challenge
• Writing prompts from dA-Literature
• A 50 Theme Challenge from Authors-Academy
• A List of Prompts from FeatheredWords.
• full-moon-poetry's 18 themes.
• 100 Poem Topics from Wordsmiths-Guild
• LITplease's 100 Themes Challenge
• Write 50 Reason's Why You Love Yourself Challenge

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These include contests that are purely Literature based and those that have other categories as well, but still accept Literature.

New Contests:

• "Memories" [Prose only; 2,000 word maximum] (May 20th)
• 'A Clockwork Heart' Short Story Contest (June 1st)
• Summer of Fantasy (September 1st)

Contests Ending This Week:

• *ran-yukino's Contest (April 28th)
• #Apocalypse-writing's Contest [Prose only; 2,000 word maximum; required apocalyptic theme] (April 28th)
• Self Portrait Contest (April 30th)
• Brevity Is the Soul of Lit Contest [Poetry only] (April 30th)
• Spring Contest (April 30th)
• Pickergill and Audlin's Steampunk Extravaganza [Prose only; 1,500 word maximum] (April 30th)
• "Claymation" (May 1st)
• #writingmadefun's Contest [Poetry Only] (May 1st)
• Shipping Sickness Challenge Contest [Prose only; 500 word minimum; 5,000 word maximum] (May 5th)
• Earth Day, Every Day Contest (May 6th)

Contest Extensions:

• LiteratureJunkies's contest now has a deadline: Character Contest (May 30th)
• mirz333's Valentine's Contest has been extended until May 31st

• There is also a group dedicated to listing Literature contests around dA, DALiteratureContests, if you're still looking for more contests!
• Writers-and-Editors has their own list of Literature contests.
• #Love-Literature Loves Contests

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Regular Lit Articles

• The Ladies of Lit: Volume XXX
• Literary Compass - Vol. 8
• The Indie Pen Dance - Issue 2 - Ronald Ray
• Be A Critic Volume 12
• Fantastic Feature Tuesday #39
• Friday Night Features XCVI
• Fabulous Friday Feature 28
• The Saturday Spotlight for April 27th, 2013
• PoetryToTheMasses Weekly Feature 112
• Sammur-amat's Special Slice of NaPoWriMo Pie
• DLD to DD March 12th, 2013
• 30 Writers You Should Discover: Volume XV
• Lit Daily Pick Volume 3: March 2013
• A Call to Conversation (12)--`thetaoofchaos
• Let's Talk Writing: Issue 16
• Communal Karma #2
• Group Therapy : Literature
• The E-Literature Catalog - Science Fiction

General Resources

• theWrittenRevolution's Lit News Journal
• LadyLincoln's Journal
• #PoeticalCondition's Community Update III
• #FreeVersePoetry's Community Updates
• Happenings in the Literature Community
• lovetodeviate's Resource Central [Now moved to apocathary’s journal]
• julietcaesar's List of Useful Writing Blogs
• WorldWar-Tori's Literature Resources
• #Critique-It's Resources: Writing
• #FantasyLiterature's Helpful Links
• Tips for the Messy Writer
• Writing Tips, Finding A Muse

Writing Resources [General]

• Writing Resources for Everyone
• Jump Start Your Story
• Guides and Lessons for Effective Writing
• LaMonaca's Writing Guides
• LitResources' folder for Literature Tutorials
• illuminara's Writing Guides
• The Ultimate Writing Guide
• OokamiKasumi's Writing Tips and Tricks
• English 101 Index: A Grammar Series
• The Basics of Comma Usage
• Proofreading Tips #2 Semicolon Conjunctive Adverbs
• How to Write Fan Fiction - Part 1 and Part 2
• How to Write Euphonically
• Writing Tutorial: Dialogue
• yWriter5 Word Processor [Off dA Link]

Prose Resources

• ElaineRose's Writing Lessons
• Ten Tips for Writing
• 10 Quick Tips: Prose
• 10 Tips for Novel Writers
• Back-To-Basics Screenwriting With Snappy
• Organizing Your Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel
• How to Write a Romance
• Style vs. Voice - A Guide
• Grammar and Your Story
• Three Act Structure

Poetry Resources

• The Hard Work of Poetry
• Tips For Editing Poetry
• Haiku Theory Part 1
• Haiku and Eastern Poetry
• Poetic Forms
• "On Writing Love Poetry
• "Poeticks: On Imagery" 1 of 3, "Poeticks: On Imagery" 2 of 3, and "Poeticks: On Imagery" 2 of 3
• Poetry Self-Edit Quick Start Guide and Checklist

Critiquing and Miscellaneous Resources

• Search Engines for Serious Writers
• The NonVerbal Thesaurus
• How to Write Without Editing
• 9 Editing Tips You (Possibly) Haven't Heard Before
• Writing Useful Critiques
• Prose Critique Basics
• Beta Reading Tutorial
• Murdering Mary Sue
• Extrasuperfabulous
• Writer Notes - Characters
• Characterization and Names
• Describing your Characters
• A Writer's Guide: Believable Characters
• A Guide to Character Sheets
• Rehab for Roleplayers

Publishing Resources

• SadisticIceCream's Publishing Resources List
• Writing Opportunities (Publishing)
• leoraigarath's Resources on the Side
• Resources for Aspiring Authors
• On-Writing - Getting Published
• Getting Published the Hard Way
• Tips on Self Publishing
• Writing Exercise-Book Proposal
• How to Get a Literary Agent
• What Makes A Good Editor?
• Divertir Publishing is an independent publisher and they also publish short story collections. Check out their dA: DivertirPublishing
• An Idiot's Guide to Publishing
• An Idiot's Guide to Book Publishing

E-Zines/Magazines

• Harmless Magazine
• G.W. Review
• Fuselit
• The Missing Slate / themissingslate
• Machine of Death
• Cram Magazine
• Voiceworks
• Shimmer
• Alliterati Magazine
• Linear Literary Journal
• choodaloodaling
• Artsmiths
• Chautauqua Literary Journal
• Pocket Thoughts
• Quantum Fairy Tales
• Asymptote Journal

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• FreeVersePoetry is hiring critics and a blogger.
• knownames is looking for a blogger.
• A founder is needed to take over FlashFictionLives or it will be shut down.
• Contributors to help keep things running smoothly in LiterallyUnknown's backroom are wanted.
• Poem-forthe-poemless is looking for someone to critique their weekly prompt submissions.
• SixWordStories has put out a Call for  Project Managers.
• PoeticalCondition is hiring critics.
• Story Scouts and general helpers are LiteraryCompass's current open positions.
• Various gallery moderators and some Co-Founders are need at Inspiring-Words.
• FantasyLiterature would like a few more admins to help with upcoming projects.
• TheBackOfTheBook is seeking more admins.
• One contributor is LiteratureforPoints's current open position.
• TheWritersMeow is seeking 5 different gallery moderators.
• A Contest Creator & Prizes Provider is needed at the group Written-Imagination
• SuperWritersHelp is in need of poetry and prose critics.
• One Contributor is wanted at Sacred-Literature.
• 2 Poetry, 2 Prose and 1 Foreign Language Admin are the open positions at DailyLitDeviations.
• Creative-Writers is looking for an admin to help run the group.
• A Contributor to help out the group, Literary-Perceptions is wanted.
• FictionWriters101 needs another a co-founder.
• Critics are wanted in the group, GrammarNaziCritiques
• JustKeepWriting is looking to find someone to post their Weekly Selections feature.
• On-going admin positions are currently available at NaHaiWriMo
• Some admins are wanted to help with the group, WritersOfTheWorld
• A new founder is wanted to take over the group, Painted-From-Words.
• Tutorial and motivational article writes are wanted at writeaway.
• One co-founder is wanted to help keep the group running smoothly at Authors-Academy



• A founder is needed at the group, BleedingHeartsPoetry.
• The group, Writing-My-Soul, would like to add one contributor to help with submissions.
• devLIT is looking for some extra help around the group.
• Contributors are needed at TheScribblists.
• Two Match Makers are Beta-Readers' current open positions.
• 1 Community Liaison and 2 Critics are needed over at LITplease.
• LOVE-Original-LIT is in need of Prose and Poetry admins as well as a judge for group hosted contests.
• One admin position is available at TeenagedLiterature.
• RomanceforEveryone would like Bi-Weekly Blog Feature Manager, Bi-Weekly Blog Feature Helpers, Resources Director, Critique Approvers, and some General Administrators.
• 2 assistants, prize commissioners, 1 News crew, and critics are APictureToA1000Words’s current admin vacancies.
• 2 Affiliates/PR Admins, 2 Pay It Forward Admins, and 4 Critics are open at lacoterie.

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BeccaJS - Beccalicious' DD Suggestion Guidelines
neurotype-on-discord - neurotype's DD Suggestion Guidelines
Nichrysalis - NicSwaner's DD Suggestion Guidelines
JZLobo - JZLobo's DD Suggestion Guidelines [Only Fan Fiction.]
Go on and send your literature DD suggestions to them!

#CRLiterature Community Relations Literature Chatroom
Literature CR Update - April 2013
March's Literature Daily Deviations

Literature Forums
Literature Forum
Literature Forum Rules

Monthly Literature Critique Thread: April


FAQ #61: What is a Daily Deviation?
FAQ #18: Who selects the Daily Deviation and how is it chosen?
FAQ #873: What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?

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Want your group to be spotlighted; your Literature project? See something you don't like? That you like? Want changed or removed? Have a suggestion for the next issue? Then please send me a note! The Literature Community is huge, so I'm always going to miss something or make a mistake, don't be afraid to let me know. ♥

Hugs, love and thanks to:
, and my favoritest LITplease Community Liaisons.
for letting me run LITplease’s Community Portal.

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