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Word WarsWord Wars Chat Tour | Word Wars | Chat Tour Schedule
What is a Word War?
It's a friendly competition to see who can write the most in a set period of time. This can be over the course of a month with daily interval updates, or over the course of a few minutes with instant results.
In a chatroom setting the game is fast paced fun with the timer set to a few minutes and participants compete in several rounds. Speed writing is key!
Instructions
This is the standard way the Chat Tour hosts a Word War. If you are hosting your own Word War game you can modify these rules and timers for your own purpose, but be sure to inform all participants of the variations before you start!
Step by Step Instructions:
1. The host will tell everyone to prepare for the round, and allow a minute or two for participants to open their word proc

Chat Tour ScheduleWord Wars Chat Tour | Word Wars | Chat Tour Schedule
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Join us in our next game which can be found here:
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Date: Sunday, August 19th, 2012

Time: 3:00 PM EST (USA)
[What time is that for me?]

#theWrittenRevolution's Chatroom: http://chat.deviantart.com/chat/thewrittenrevolution
Next Stop, #theWrittenRevolution!
Due to an overfull schedule, we're returning to a wonderful group on our solo stop this August.

September will return to our usual crazy two stops per month schedule!
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The Host Group
As written for the 11th stop: #theWrittenRevolution, run by another awesome staff team and headed by :devstarboyd

Write and Revise Contest: Part 1You thought we were going to let you rest after the Summer Contest, huh? Wrong! We're back with a two-parter to hopefully get you both creating and editing, as all good writers must. This contest is brought to you by =VertigoArt, who has rejoined the ranks of DLD as our contest and affiliate admin!

Please go give him some love.
Part 1: Go Wild!
The first part of the contest is relatively simple: write something. It can be a journal, a stream of consciousness, a scrap of a poem, an idea you've had for ages or one that comes to you in a burst of inspiration.
This part of the contest is open from August 11th to ~~September 11th, 2012~~ October 11th, 2012.
If you need some help getting started check out prompts set up by our affiliate groups, #Live-Love-Write listed in their blog here: http://live-love-write.deviantart.com/blog/ and #theWrittenRevolution archived here: http://thewrittenrevolution.deviantart.com

November Lit DDs!November’s Literature Daily Deviations
Hello all! This is an article showcasing the deviations from the Literature gallery that were featured as Daily Deviations throughout the past month. So, without further ado...the features!
Featured by ^Beccalicious

Featured by `Halatia

Featured by $wreckling

Critique Contest: ALL Mediums!About
In my opinion, critique is commentary on art or literature aimed at giving direction for improvement, encouraging artistic growth, and promoting education. These three elements are vitally important to any artist, in any medium because they provide a cornerstone for advancement.
On deviantART, we see entire communities dedicated exclusively to giving and receiving critique because artists of all levels understand the benefits of critique. February's Solutions Sanctuary project is focused on critique because many, many people complain that there just is not enough of it on dA. Well, time to put your keyboards where your mouths are, my fellow deviants!
For this contest, I challenge you to give at least one other deviant a critique. You may use the critique feature or leave critiques in comments. You may critique work from a group, from your watchlist, from the

Publishing Resources ListMake sure you

the news article!
So you've written something freaking awesome. You've edited a million times (and if you haven't, turn around and go do that. Right now). You think you maybe want to take the leap and try publishing something. But you have no idea where to start.
Well, this is a good place to be.
This the journal where I'll be keeping a running list of all the publishing resources I find, both on and off dA. Most of it will probably be related to literary journals, since that's the stage where I'm at in my literary career, but I'll add things about book publishing as I find them.
If you ever find a great resource, or if you'd like to request something specific, please leave me a note in the comments.
Also this journal is probably going to be super-messy and slightly badly-categorized for the first few weeks, so if anything looks out of place and/or you can think of a better way for me to organize this, please

Love dA Lit: Issue 45Welcome to the forty-fifth issue of my weekly news article, Love dA Lit!

Every Sunday this news 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.
#LITplease's Community Portal
Literature Links

Poetry Screams Prompt Contest has begun!

`Memnalar updates his All Hallow's Tales Literature Contest

Word Wars Chat

Love dA Lit: Issue 43Welcome to the forty-third issue of my weekly news article, Love dA Lit!

Changes to the Literature Gallery

#Cross-Pollinated is a new group "dedicated to promoting, encouraging, and rewarding inter-medium collaboration" [That includes literature!]

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Breaking in to Lit!Introduction
Literature has long been considered one of the closest knit communities on deviantART. As a result, some people find it difficult to "break in" to the Lit crowd. There are rumors of elitism, difficulty in getting exposure, and lack-luster appreciation for the incredible work that goes into writing a good piece of prose or a well structured poem.
If you look at a painting you can see amazing detail, great use of color, and the importance of the subject immediately. You know it came from the artist's imagination and that he or she had to spend hours translating that to a canvas. The tangibility of the work is right in front of you. With writing, it is not quite the same. The effort the author puts into the work can only be appreciated if readers put in their own effort to read the work. The gratification is not instant, which is one reason the lit community is so close knit.
Those who do have large followings often also comment and read quite a lot of work h

Daily DeviationsDaily Deviations
An #Expose-Lit Guide
What are they?
Daily Devations, or DDs, are a 24-hour feature chosen by the Community Volunteers given to a single deviation. It gives the deviation and artist the chance to be seen by a good portion of the deviantART community. It will appear on the Daily Deviation page along side all the other DDs given that day.
deviantART FAQ's Regarding Daily Deviations

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?
Helpful Hints

Click here for the Daily Deviation page!

It'

Literature DD Round-up: January January Literature Daily Deviations
Hello Everyone!
Firstly, before we show off the roundup, can we give a HUGE thank you to the recent influx of suggestions! It really goes to show that the phrase “Many hands make light work” is so very true and we appreciate every suggestion that is made. Please keep up the momentum- search your favourites, your groups, and your inboxes and find those pieces that appeal to you. It doesn’t matter who you are or even how many years you have been here, we want to see your suggestions!
Featured by `Halatia

Featured by ^Beccalicious
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Word Wars Chat TourThe Word Wars Chat Tour has moved to its new home at #WordWars!
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Word Wars Chat Tour | Word Wars | Chat Tour Schedule
What is the Word War Chat Tour?
It's two things really. First, it's a writing game that you play in a chatroom with other writers. Second, it's a tour and we visit other chatrooms. Essentially we are touring the literature community bringing our fun game with us.
Word Wars – The Game
It's a friendly competition to see who can write out the most in a set period of time. In a chatroom setting the game is fast paced fun with the timer set to a few minutes and participants compete in several rounds. Speed writing is key!
Read the Word Wars blog with game instructions, tips and a F.A.Q.!
The Tour
Each month we find a different literature group to host our ga

Expose-Lit: Tip Guide on Talking to PeopleHere at #Expose-Lit, we hope to give deviants opportunities to find their way within the Literature community. We all know what it is like to be “new,” to be out of the “loop,” or to wonder where to turn to for help. We also know how daunting it can be at times to feel comfortable talking to other deviants within the community. Below, you will find just a few helpful tips on how to get started.
I’m New To DA Lit: Where Do I Start?
Well, this is easier than you might think!

The first thing you want to do is to get to know your Literature Community Volunteer Directors. ^Beccalicious, $wreckling and `thorns are here to listen and support you, so do not be afraid to ask questions and get to know them!

Browsing the Literature galleries and

PE: Literature Critique TipsAs part of Project Educate Critique week, the Community Volunteers would like to share more art specific elements to consider whilst giving good critique.
Today we are looking at the Literature gallery, with our Top Tips.

Before you start

READ the piece all the way through.

Read it again, making notes of what you would like to point out in your critique.

Stay Objective- you are critiquing the piece not the person.
The Tips!
These tips are areas which aren't just necessary in critiquing others' work, but also when self-critiquing your own writing. This is one person's suggestions and I welcome any further tips in addition.

A good opening. The opening to any form of writing doesn't necessarily need to involve a physical explosion, but it needs to have an initial hook; something to entice the reader in. It needs to be clear, something that

Demonstrably Deviant: Issue IAbout
Sometimes we meet members of DeviantART who are just plain cool. They leave critique, they make great art or write great stories, they participate in groups and are generally just active and fun to be around. They also don't get any attention because being cool means you don't need attention to keep being cool. This interview series is meant to give all of you a small glimpse into the minds of these demonstrably deviant members. Twice monthly, I'll interview one of these deviants and feature work from their gallery. If you'd like to see someone interviewed for this series, just shoot me a note

with the subject "Demonstrably Deviant".
~PaperDart: Reader, Critic, Philosopher Extraordinaire
Hailing from South Africa, Charli is an avid reader, a prolific writer, and quite an interesting blogger. Her gallery includes several poems, short stories, and some non-fiction pieces. She loves the effort over at :devwriters-works

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January

February

March

April

May

Character Contest (May 30th)

#Writers-Guild-DA's Short Story Challenge [Prose only; please see link for details] (May 31st)

Louder Than dA Bomb POETRY SLAM [Please see link for details] (May 31st)

Transgressions #3: Truth [3,000 to 4,000 words for prose; 60 line limit for poetry] (May 31st)

My Hero Contest (May 31st)

blacksockstock's Challenge (May 31st)

#Poems2Inspire May Competition: Letters and Notes [Poetry only] (May 31st)

June

'A Clockwork Heart' Short Story Contest (June 1st)

"If You Had to Walk in my Shoes" [Poetry Only] (June 1st)

Romanticize Daily Life [Poetry Only] (June 1st)

#Literature-Anonymous's Fanfiction Contest (June 2nd)

"Hold Your Breath" (June 4th)

Fairytale Contest [5 page limit; please see link for details] (June 8th)

Tea and Cigarettes Contest (June 10th)

If Death Knocked On My Door Today [Poetry only] (June 10th)

Albi's 3-n-1 MegaContest [Please see link for details] (June 15th)

Relativity Valentine's Contest (June 15th)

Ask Me To Describe the Perfect Spring [Poetry only; 8 lines minimum; please see link for details] (June 21st)

#Heart-of-Poetry's Contest [10 word maximum; please see link for details] (June 30th)

July

Send a haiku to Mars (July 1st) [Off dA Contest]

Spring Alliance Contest (July 15th)

Tales of Time - Contest (July 18th)

Freedom of Expression Contest (July 20th)

August

September

Summer of Fantasy (September 1st)

In Cahoots Collaboration Contest (September 1st) [Off dA Contest]

October

November

December

Critique Contests

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#Fiction-Writers's Contest (Deadline Unspecified)

#Writers-Of-Our-Time's Poetry Contest (Deadline Unspecified)

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=Starija Oct 23, 2012 Writer

comments so old O__O [link]?

`IrrevocableFate Oct 24, 2012 Writer

I know, no one comments here. :C

Thank you so much, I'll go add that right now.

=Starija Oct 24, 2012 Writer

omg they should. /will be commenting when needed
thanks!

`IrrevocableFate Nov 5, 2012 Writer

They should!

Ee, that would be awesome, thank you!

=Starija Nov 5, 2012 Writer

it'd be awesome, but don't you think there's way too many to go through? lol a feature is still a feature and could be seen, right?

`IrrevocableFate Nov 24, 2012 Writer

There might be, but it's nice to have a variety! C:

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