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Resources on Writing General Info On Writing The Writing Process by LaMonaca (https://www.deviantart.com/lamonaca) Writer's Block by writers-in-progress (https://www.deviantart.com/writers-in-progress) Active and Passive Voice by onewordatatime (https://www.deviantart.com/onewordatatime) Choosing Words by writers-in-progress (https://www.deviantart.com/writers-in-progress) Advice for a Young Writer by lovetodeviate (https://www.deviantart.com/lovetodeviate)(one of our amazing Lit GDs) Critique Resources A Guide to a Good Critique by lovetodeviate (https://www.deviantart.com/lovetodeviate) Critique by tangledweb (https://www.deviantart.com/tangledweb) Positive Critique Guide by emotive-box (https://www.deviantart.com/emotive-box)(These are just general) We need more articles! Poetry Resources Mechanics of Poetry  make sure you click on the link when you get to the page. How to write poetry by PoetryOD (https://www.deviantart.com/poetryod) The Linebreak by :de

Here it is, as promised.  Keep in mind that even though I do not have formal training as a writer, these are the things I keep in mind when writing my characters.  I have had varying levels of success here at dA and you are free to use my ideas or not.  I'm not claiming to know it all, the below is not gospel and it's not guaranteed.  But you never know. Comments are appreciated, haters are welcome. How to Create Compelling Characters I can't speak for everyone but I read for compelling characters.  If the characters really move me, the plot can be as thin as it wants; though it's not always easy to have characters carry the whole thing if

Congratulations for sticking with me so far – if you're reading this, you're pretty awesome.  Thanks for your attention.  I hope the first and second parts were of benefit to you; this third part is where you tie it all together. Part 1:  Creating Compelling Characters http://raspil.deviantart.com/journal/Workshopping-with-Rasp-Part-1-of-3-306397871 Part 2:  Motivation and Conflict http://raspil.deviantart.com/journal/Workshopping-with-Rasp-Part-2-of-3-308633192 The following is something I have shared with only a few deviants here at this site who wanted help on plotting out their stories.  I used to be hesitant about sharing it with

Where to find Critique on deviantART? So, you just uploaded your latest image/writing onto deviantART and featured it in your gallery with a slight satisfaction you have achieved something. Fantastic, that is step one and now you can sit back and watch everyone's responses come pouring in and showing you everything you need to do to make your work even more fabulous. If only? The fact is; getting someone to critique your work isn't as easy as that. If you want critique, you need to seek critique and put in the good effort to get it. It won't always work, no plan is fool proof, but here are some places and advice that could help you find th

 Welcome to Critique Week! For the majority of us on DeviantART, critique is an essential part of our experience and development as artists. As much as we love praise or positive comments from our nearest and dearest, most of us are seeking to improve our craft and to be able to shape our Art more effectively. Some of us purely post our work here to get that all important feedback and the extra special people amongst us are on here to give it. However, to get critique is not always as easy as slapping up our latest piece into our gallery and wait for the responses to come flooding in. In fact if you genuinely want good critique, you do need

As part of projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate)’s Critique Week, we thought it’d be a good idea to take into consideration when you should and shouldn’t ask for critique on a work you post to deviantART. Before I get any further into the article, I would like to address the fact that the things I say here will not always apply. In fact, they may not even apply most of the time. As with all guides to art and feedback, your mileage may vary, and it’s always best to learn things for yourself. So, without further ado, here’s a few things to consider before you request critique: Personal work: The most common issue with critique tha

Hi Everyone! From the 16th of January, I will be hosting Project Educate on critique! As part of this I would like some opinions please and some thoughts about critique. You do not have to answer all these questions as a Q & A, but this is an open chance to share your thoughts and suggestions/advice on critique and critique on deviantART. I will be using the comments here as references within the critique week as sources of opinion and advice, so please try not to restrict to one word answers. Thank you in advance, I really appreciate your contributions! The Questions 1. Do you put your art work up in hope of obtaining critique? 2.  D

:eager: Need publishing resources? Click here! You asked, and now I will attempt to give a coherent and probably very wordy answer! :lol: No but seriously, I got asked a lot of really good questions, some of which were about issues I'd never really thought of before, so I will try to answer to the best of my ability (keep in mind my disclaimer that I'm not an expert, but I do like to help where I think I can -- and if anyone can throw in their two cents or tell me that I'm talking out of my ass anywhere, please comment and I'll add you into the text of my answers, too). So, without further ado: Memnalar (https://www.deviantart.com/memnalar) asks: "Miss Lu? Miss Lu? How do

Write Better A Expose-Lit (https://www.deviantart.com/expose-lit) Guide We all need to. Ponder, for a moment, these questions: 1. What was the first piece you ever wrote? How bad was it? How far have you come?  2. What is your favourite piece of literature? For how long had its writer been writing when he/she wrote it? How far have you got to go until you can write that well? Assuming you’re somewhere between Total Beginner and Literary Genius, you have already travelled some distance along the path to better writing, but the way is long and you have many miles to go. Most published authors are just dallying at inns down side alleys a few miles ahead, exhausted or da