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Literature CVil War - The Poetry TakeoverThe Winners of the May Prose Challenge<da:thumb id="615592525"/>
thank you for your patience, first of all! This has been particularly hard to judge, as so many AWESOME entries were written. I was blown away by your creativity, by how you used the prompts I gave out, and weaved them into unique, unpredictable stories. you all did a great job, you all went out of your comfort zone and did something that maybe you wouldn't have done on your own. Thank you!
Now, the winner... C-A-Harland with:
C-A-Harland is well-known to me as an excellent writer, but here, I was amazed at the voice for the protagonist. It is so real, strong, believable and unique! It deserves the recognition. I also loved Mags.
And the runner up is origamizebra
origamizebra created a world in 500 words, a world that is funny, sad, and a future that is not ENTIRELY unbelievable. Again, here, a very distinct voice was u
Character Diversity WorkshopThis week we are focusing on the topic of diversity and how it applies to your writing. For this article, your panelists from the week 1 Live Characterization Discussion Panel are back to share out views with you.
What are diverse characters, and what does it mean to have diversity in your stories?
DamonWakes
It’s hard to pin down exactly what diverse characters are because nobody, fictional or otherwise, can be diverse on their own. An individual character in a book might be considered to contribute to the diversity of fictional characters in general--by representing a minority that’s underrepresented in fiction as a whole--but whether or not the book’s cast is diverse will depend on who the other characters are and how they differ from one another.
It’s good for fiction as a whole to feature a diverse range of characters: it’s interesting to read about different characters
Appreciating JournalistsBeing new...
When you first start on DA, there's a large possibility, you've joined our amazing community to share your art and appreciate that of others.
The easiest and without a doubt fastest way to do so, is by using browse. It might take you a while before you discover the groups you can watch and join. It's the perfect way to find yourself exposed to different styles of art, by many different artists.
Once you've started watching deviants and groups, you'll quickly discover a part of DA you might not have found searching by yourself. The awesomeness that are journals and features.
Journaling is sharing
Features bring something special to our community. The deviants who dedicate their time to create and bring you features, are the kind of people who do so because they care. They enjoy not only creating the features, but more so, the act of sharing art they've found lurking in other people's galleries. Exposing those pieces
FFM 2016 BEGINSToday is your last day of freedom.
Farewell sleep. Farewell friends and family.
VIVA FFM 2016!
((Is our 2016 Winner's mug by the absurdly multi-talented joe-wright not the most beautiful thing you have ever beheld?))
ARE YOU READY?!
Great trials and celebrations await! But this doesn't worry any of you. You're here, and you're ready, and this month isn't going to know what hit it by the time you're done with it! (Or at least that's what we all like to tell ourselves).
For those of you new to FFM, find everything you need in the links below. For the rest of you, scroll down to find out about our kick-off chat event later on!