Writers With a Promise 15

Hello and welcome to the (long overdue) 15th issue of Writers with a Promise, wherein I attempt to highlight some of the up-and-coming writers frequenting dA.


Our features:
akarra
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  CJWilde
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AimeeRaindrop
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Nichrysalis
The Wick and the Stone          I.
In a lamp lit by oil,
But not yet burned,
Was a wick before the boil
Who said these words in turn:
How I long to grow
And reach a ripe old age.
Even when we turn towards heaven's gold—
I cannot wait to turn the page!
And there is a truth in all of life;
That it shouldn't be spent in pining.
I may lose myself in another's strife
But will never waste my time.
          II.
Near a river and tide
Where the water wallows,
There was a stone, confiding
In the wick's words, he bemoaned:
How much you seek to know
Peaks at a certain age.
While you light the candle slowly
You have just burned another page.
And there is a feint in all of life;
That it will be spent in pining.
These eddies I did, however, abide,
But I have no hint of where the water is winding.
So shrugged a stone
In reply to the wick.
His wisdom loaned,
The lamp was lit. SimplificationHow does the cicada know
After seventeen years of maturation
To burrow itself
Into the trunks of trees
If it has only tasted roots?
How does the cicada know
To shelter and unshelter itself
As if it were
Domestic violence under a tin roof
That goes over a young boy's head. The Gospel in the GroundTaos hum hymnals
With banjo twang,
Pick-guard scratches
And raspy voices,
Tambourine hip-hits,
Muffled mumbling
Of backing vocals
And bare-knuckle
Bone-clap hi-hats.
The skeletons can't sit still
When the gospel in the ground
Is the only sound in the sod.


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The Ladies of Lit: Volume XXIIIWelcome to volume twenty-three my Literature series, The Ladies of Lit!
The premise here is simple. Below you will find an assortment of Literature features from a selection of female deviants here on DeviantART, all of them suggested by you. In this article, you will also find a variety of other things of interest, including:
This article’s deviant spotlight: featuring the sweet TheSkaBoss. She has offered to answer a few questions as well, to tell us a bit about what inspires her writing and which piece in particular she favors.
Additional information about our upcoming events, including a special critique Q and A session in our official TheLadiesofLit chatroom. And we also have a selection of other interesting Literature news links to share with you.
Our “meet our contributors” section. Be sure to 30 Writers You Should Discover: Volume XWhat's This?
Below you will find a new assortment of various writers on DeviantART who are worth getting to know. All of their respective galleries are packed full of tremendous works that I enjoy and hope that you will too. As we celebrate ten volumes, you will also find a few writers listed to re-discover, if you haven’t already. And, if there is a writer that may not be listed in this edition, you may wish to read the first FFM + advice from Uncle Kurt and even more advicIt's going pretty well.  I'm on a schedule of writing my story between 6:30 and 8:00 pm so I can be in bed by 9:00.  I'm reading as many as I can but goodness me there are a TON of science fiction ones out there...  
nothing to do here.
if i have your story saved to my flash to read later folder, that's because i didn't want to just glance at it for a quick minute.  congrats.  
thanks to all who are reading and enjoying the last few Angie and Nina stories that will ever be written.
from tumblr from advicetowriters.com
Kurt Vonnegut's Rules for the Short Story
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things–reveal character or advance the a :thumb311568568:
Love dA Lit: Issue 86Welcome to the eighty-sixth issue of Love dA Lit! Every Sunday this article will aim to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, 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.
This weeks group spotlight is ItsAllAboutWriting!
LITplease's Community Portal

Navigation
Literature Links | Group Spotlight | Workshops, Prompts and Challenges
Literature Contests | Resources | Open Admin Positions
Literature Community Relations | Contac League of Lit Groups: Vol. 2This article will be posted every fourth Tuesday of the month and will revisit one past group spotlight from Love dA Lit and one literature group who is in need of staff to help with their various group activities.
This month we will be taking a look at TheShelfLife and revisiting WritersInk!
Navigation
Group in Need | Past Spotlight | Contacting Me

Group In Need
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"TheShelfLife is an effort to promote the published work of writers on deviantArt. The core feature of the group is The Shelf, a listing of published and self-published stories, poems, novels and graphic novels by deviants. There are also blog entries highlighting specific writers, announcing new publishing accomplishments, etc.
The group was born from a series of interviews I conducted called "Deviants in Print," which were designed to get insi Community PortalNews
Sunday, August 19th
Love dA Lit: Issue 92
If you'd like to have something added/mentioned in this journal or the article please send me a note!
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About Love dA Lit
Love dA Lit aims to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, 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.
Love dA Lit is published every Sunday, by HugQueen via news article, and the Community portal will be updated in accompaniment with it!
Literature Links!
Don't forget that Art History Project- September is Literature and Chat Tour ScheduleWord Wars Chat Tour | Word Wars | Chat Tour Schedule
You're Invited!
Join us in our next game which can be found here:
Details
Date: Sunday, August 19th, 2012  
Time: 3:00 PM EST (USA)  
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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


There you go. Should you know anybody you'd like to see featured here (or would you like to nominate yourself), either send me a note or leave me a comment here. Be sure to include three deviations by your deviant of choice, however!

Previously featured deviants:
alexiscaitlinking AlterEgo1629 aprilwednesday archelyxs ArdentIntoxication Aro-chan beeswingblue birdluvr109 Blzzard brittlejacks callerofcrows cherrichan13 CliveBlake mackwrites CrimsonThrenody DevinJamie Enigmatic-Machine flaminandfamous789 elthereia TheMaidenInBlack i-am-a-bridgewalker joe-wright kajigoddess Kassi-Kamira LadyofGaerdon LeftMeHollow LetterbombTalkspace MariaTala MetalMagpie MunkySeeMunkyDu NOTHINandEVERYTHING TheTerrorOfTheDeep Nym226 OritPetra orphicfiddler Panda-Vision RebeccaProductions reddaverocker RoyMustangIZLIFE safia3 justlittlemusings scarletbird ShroudedTempest SiNg0d Starlace SuddenlyAutumn Synith Tannalein The19th ThePinkLemon throughangelseyes7 Tobaeus TwistedAlyx UnderTheWildMoon vampirevampire windbirdy  winterbelle Wolfenlied

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