I am the goddess of the Sticky Note.I long thrived on all of the words humanity would generously pour into me. I feasted on their cursive, their block letters, their chicken scratch. Penmanship came in many flavors – each one a fresh treat, each one an act of devotion. Each message as unique as the human hand that scrawled it in their haste.People never seemed to feel that they had enough time. But I had all of time to enjoy their scribblings.Messages to themselves. Messages to each other. Messages meant for the void. So many fleeting moments I enjoyed along with my loyal followers – soaking in their ink and their graphite and their adorab...
Guide to Advanced Critiques by exarobibliologist, literature
Literature
Guide to Advanced Critiques
Intro
Advanced critique is as much an art as your deviations are art. It takes skill and the careful sculpting of ideas to make a comment into a helpful, discerning, judging piece of advice that will aid the deviant to create better art.
In recent years, advanced critiques have gotten a bad name and there are only a few left who understand or know how to write a good critique. And there are many who shy away from writing critiques for fear that they will be accused of flaming.
This goal of this guide is to train you on how to write a critique.
Step 1... check to see whether the deviant has requested an advanced critique. Just because someone is on DA does not mean that they want to be critiqued.
What a Critique is NOT
1. Critiques are not something that can be rushed. You must take time when writing them, or they will come out haphazard and of no benefit at all.
2. Critiques are not written ENTIRELY IN CAPS. Since the age of IM and chatrooms, using caps has been held
10 YouTube Channels that Will Improve Your Writing by DesdemonaDeBlake, literature
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10 YouTube Channels that Will Improve Your Writing
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS PAGE WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATION AND RECORDS, IT IS OUTDATED. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE NEWEST VERSION. 10 YouTube Channels that Will Improve Your Writing – With Links There are a plethora of resources for the beginning writer: from books on writing, to amazing stories, to published writers who regularly blog. Today, I want to share my compilation of important YouTube channels for developing your writing skills, and share why each is important—organized by what purpose they serve. Watch them when bored, listen to them as you clean or when you feel uninspired, and be sure to subscribe to the...
I am the Cardinal Sins by Th3-C0unt3ss, literature
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I am the Cardinal Sins
Say hello everyone to my siblings of sin
Each sister housing a Capital Vice within.
The classification of objectionable flaw
Seven Demons who'll invite you to Satan's Door.Meet Gula, Miss Glutonny, she'll swallow you whole
greedily indulge in the desires of your soul.
Temptation will drive you to gladly take her hand
and she will lead you away from the promised land.Fornicatio, her desires and lustful needs
lechery and devotion to sexual greed
Ferral dark passions devored the pure in her mind
A soul overpowered by a love unrefined.Avaritia, like Lust and Gula at best
denotes greed herself, another sin of excess.
She'll betray you, trick y...
How to Start and Stay Writing by illuminara, literature
Literature
How to Start and Stay Writing
I recently solicited my watchers to ask me writing questions that I would then attempt to answer in a writing guide such as this. This article is my first response, and there will be many more to come.I've been asked to give advice on ways a writer can begin to put words on a page. The bottom line is as simple as this: sit your butt down and write.Duh, right? It's the only way I know to actually write.Sure, sitting your butt in a chair is easy, but getting your fingers to move and stay moving is a challenge. Here are three things that have helped me.1) Have a goal.Your goal can be as simple as "describe the person in this picture" or as am...