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Mon Feb 11, 2008, 10:32 AM
  • Mood: Spring Fever
  • Reading: Philip Pullman: Northern Lights
Check out this journal entry by ^StJoan: [link] She's had the most amazing idea. Let's all feature a fantastic piece of literature in our journals! :D

So, my pick:

Let's Get Lit!



'I Think I'm Losing It' by ~MiNiSoRcErEsS is entirely a character piece, and boy is it a good one. The first few sentences may make you think it's going to be angsty, but you'll soon find yourself engrossed in the bizarre story of this wonderfully eccentric narrator.


February Journal Features


:trophy: *sammykaye1’s Dark Christmas Contest: Literature :trophy:

First place: Christmas Mourn by *Dolphinryder

Second place: The Demon Santa Claus by *katlienc

Third Place: Everyday is December by *LatteBleu


Genre Feature: Concrete Poetry

by ~TachiTachi

by ~BordynConfoosed

by ~Summers-Solstice

by =BobSmith006

by ~NiqueyCute


Subject Feature: Trees

by ~Ookamashkitty

by ~delfee

a poem by ~vix0r

by *kyrn

by *DragonsDust


Tiger Feature

by *Lynne66124

a poem by ~HeWhoWalksWithTigers

by =thrumyeye

by ~B-F-G

by ~ronankeating


Fanart Feature: Children’s Books

by ~jill-calico
:bulletgreen: from The BFG by Roald Dahl

by ~eunah
:bulletgreen: from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

by *B1nd1
:bulletgreen: from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

by ~mude
:bulletgreen: from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

by ~Zoo-chan
:bulletgreen: from The Witches by Roald Dahl

Clubs:
:icondannyxsam-club::iconthefavoritesproject::iconwriteaway::iconproseplease::iconpoetryplease::iconushi-fanclub::iconbigcats::iconpoeticpath::iconbbxrae::iconits-so--obvious::iconwordcount::iconlinecount::iconthe-novelist-club::icondp-realfans:
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Suggested Writing Exercises

:bulletgreen: You Are ... Incarnate!
Start with a character sketch. This character is something incarnate. Anger? Misery? Happiness? Annoyance? There are loads to choose from! What qualities and characteristics does this person have? How old is he or she? Which is it: he or she? You know the kind of thing. Finally, what is this character's story? Write it!

:bulletgreen: Word Play:
Write out a list of words with at least two very distinct, very different meanings e.g. match, race, date etc. Write down some clever little phrases, metaphors, whole sentences, etc. that play on the meanings of these words. Once you've done that, I think you'll find you have the beginnings of a poem. So develop it!

Past exercises are available in my Writing Exercise Archive. If you try any of these exercises, I'd love to see them, so do please submit your efforts and post a link at the archive.

*ThornyEnglishRose recommends the writings of...

=vix0r
=ghostlove
~JoieD
`WineWriter
`Beccalicious
~tricksyriver
~Silica-Streak
~MiNiSoRcErEsS
~CynicalRomantic
~callyn
^fllnthblnk
~critical-condition
~BordynConfoosed
~hustle-flow
~ohfever
~sinisterguffaw
~TheTwelve
`Iscariot-Priest
=Waltz-With-Me
=illuminara
~Clippers0507
~RockerLane1110
`poisonedrose
`Flutterings
~artistic-poet
*orphicfiddler
~Unaccompanied-me

The Lit. GMs

^StJoan
^LadyLincoln
^fllnthblnk
^SparrowSong

Suggest a lit. DD today! :D

Lit. Clubs and Projects*

:bulletred: *simplyprose
:bulletred: *simplypoetry
:bulletpurple: #writeaway
:bulletpurple: =PoetryPlease
:bulletpurple: *ProsePlease
:bulletpurple: #Writers-Workshop
:bulletpurple: #Inked-Page
:bulletpurple: ~Writers-Slam
:bulletblue: #VampireWriters
:bulletblue: #The-Novelist-Club
:bulletblue: ~PoeticPath
:bulletblue: ~Wordspill

*Key:
:bulletred: Highly recommended, and I am on the staff
:bulletpurple: Highly recommended
:bulletblue: Recommended

External Websites for Writers

:bulletred: The Writers' Workshop
:bulletred: Directory of Literary Agents (UK)
:bulletgreen: The Writers' Advice Centre for Children's Books
:bulletgreen: Adventures in Fiction: Mentoring and Manuscript Appraisal
:bulletblue: Brittle Star Magazine
:bulletblue: Mslexia (publishes only women, but is packed with useful resources for everyone)
:bulletblue: Irk Magazine (for writers and all visual artists)
:bulletblue: 14 Magazine (for poems of 14 lines only)
:bulletblue: Samsara Poetry Online Magazine
:bulletblue: Chick Flicks Ezine
:bulletblue: FrightFiction.com: Bringing ghost stories back from the dead (ezine)
:bulletblue: The Recusant: Non-Conformist Poetry, Prose, Polemic (ezine)
:bulletblue: Spark Bright: an online literary magazine that welcomes any and all submissions; run by our very own ~almalobana
:bulletpurple: Cinnamon Press (independent publisher)
:bulletpurple: Bluemoose Books (independent publisher)

Please inform me of any broken links, and feel free to contact me if you want to recommend a website.

Journal History

Shoutbox

=Waltz-With-Me:iconWaltz-With-Me:
Wow, I've posted in here before. Months and months ago. And now I have the same urge. :aww:
Sun Apr 12, 2009, 2:52 PM
~Leonca:iconLeonca:
SHOUT!
Sat Apr 11, 2009, 2:49 PM
=vix0r:iconvix0r:
:strip:
Fri Nov 28, 2008, 10:34 PM
=vix0r:iconvix0r:
:flirty: How very dreamy!
Thu Sep 25, 2008, 5:59 PM
*ThornyEnglishRose:iconThornyEnglishRose:
Hmm... I don't look at my shoutboard often enough. (Of course, if I look at it regularly, there's nothing new.)
Tue Aug 19, 2008, 12:34 PM
=vix0r:iconvix0r:
Y'know, I can handle life without dA... but life without Rosey... :saddrunk:
Fri Aug 1, 2008, 2:53 PM
=Waltz-With-Me:iconWaltz-With-Me:
:aww:
Fri Jul 25, 2008, 5:32 PM
=ArjetLuna:iconArjetLuna:
It was a drive-by fruiting!
Mon Apr 14, 2008, 1:23 PM
*ThornyEnglishRose:iconThornyEnglishRose:
That's my cookie, you bastard! :shakefist:
Tue Mar 4, 2008, 3:55 AM
=vix0r:iconvix0r:
...and 27 seconds to steal and eat! :ninjaeat:
Sun Mar 2, 2008, 7:53 PM

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