Love dA Lit: Issue 65

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Welcome to the sixty-fifth issue of my weekly news article, Love dA Lit! :dalove: Every Sunday this article will aim to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, interviewing various members of the literature community and spotlighting a specific group every week. 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.


:star: This weeks group spotlight is writers-in-progress! :star:







Literature Links




Literature Links [in other languages!]
I am still looking for non-English literature groups, I'd like to keep tabs on them too! :eager:



This Week's Group Spotlight



:spotlight-left: :iconwriters-in-progress: :spotlight-right:



writers-in-progress is a long time group that focuses on giving writers helpful advice and a place to discuss the writing process. They are collecting writing resources and tutorials and post journals frequently to help members reach out and interact. Learn more about this group by clicking here!

Michelay agreed to let me ask her a few questions regarding writers-in-progress.



:star:How is writers-in-progress different from the other literature groups on dA?

I can't say with certainty because I haven't really researched any other group.  However, writers-in-progress only allows writing tutorials, templates, etc. as submissions in the gallery.  I think that makes it unique.  We are all about providing resources for writers to become better.

:star:The group focuses on discussion of the writing process, how hard is it to come up with a topic to discuss with the members?

It's easy and hard.  Some weeks, I have several ideas I want to write about all at once.  Others weeks, I can't think of anything to say.  

This is why I love it when members post blogs.  As long as it has to do with the writing process (and isn't offensive in some way), I am quite willing to let others have the floor.  At those times, I can better participate in the discussion, which is always fun.

:star:What do you think has been the most interesting discussion in writers-in-progress so far? Why?

I guess it would have to be the discussion on being interesting, but that may be because it was the last blog I wrote.  

But I guess the most interesting discussions are the ones that spark interest and comments.  I love to read what people think.  

Sometimes a person will write an opinion that is opposite of mine.  Other times the comments will change my veiw on a topic, clarify something that confuses me, or offer a different persepective that I hadn't thought of before.  The topics that spark discussions are are the ones I like best.


Quick Links:


Looking for more groups?
leoraigarath's Literature Groups List
Realm-of-Fantasy's list of literature groups[Fantasy, Sci-fi and General]
My journal[recently re-vamped!] has a small list that I've compiled.
If you're still not finding a group you like check out the list of all literature groups on dA: Click here!


Inspiration (Workshops, Prompts and Challenges)


Weekly:

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Monthly:

Workshops and Challenges:

Other:

Ongoing Challenges[No Deadline]:


Lit Contests Galore!



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

New Contests:


Contests Ending This Week:


Please click here for the full list of contests!
There is also a group dedicated to Literature contests around dA, DALiteratureContests, if you're still looking for more contests!



Resources


Regular Lit Articles


General Resources

Writing Resources [General]

Prose Resources

Poetry Resources

Critiquing and Miscellaneous Resources

Publishing Resources

E-Zines/Magazines

:iconsoundzine: :icondazine: :iconthemissingslate: :iconsecond-look: :iconverandahclub: :iconsuturehq: :iconpoetrymagazine:


Looking to help out the Lit Community?





Literature Community Relations



:iconikazon: ikazon - lightningmonkey's DD Suggestion Guidelines
:iconbeccajs: BeccaJS - Beccalicious' DD Suggestion Guidelines
Go on and send your literature DD suggestions to them! :eager:

#CRLiterature Community Relations Literature Chatroom
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 Januarys's Literature Daily Deviations

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Literature Forum
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Monthly Literature Critique Thread: February


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Contacting Me



:star: 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:
:iconatrue: for letting me help run LITplease's Community Portal and spamming her inbox with countless notes, all while being wonderful.
:iconxmothermoonx: a LITplease Community Liason and will be helping me with gathering information while being fabulous.
:iconevlydia: another LITplease Community Liason who will be helping gather even more information and continuing to be awesome.
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Thanks so much for updating folks on the change in #15-Minutes-of-Fame 's folder system. We've finally gotten around to posting our group guidelines on our page, which includes the folder change, other housekeeping items, and what we're looking for, as far as literature for our group.

There's a new prompt, too, for folks who might want to check that out. :)

Thanks, again.