Brought to you by Super Editor Note: This is not a "Writer's Guide" because it is intended for writers and artists. Do the words "4 comments" frequently haunt your deviations? Is it difficult to find an audience for your artwork or writing? Do you yearn for detailed critique on your artistic technique and receive comments such as "nice" and "cute girl?" Low stats result from a number of things. Maybe you don't comment much on other people's works. (You get what you give.) Perhaps you haven't joined any groups, or you haven't submitted to them yet. Maybe you are doing these things, but you're just new to the site. I can't give you automatic

Nobody Loves My Character! by MissLunaRose, literature

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Nobody Loves My Character!

On making characters lovable, in your story and online Brought to you by Super Editor Disclaimer: This is a troubleshooting guide, and it doesn't necessarily cover every possible solution. It's based on my own experience, and not every idea may fit every character or work. Please use your common sense and personal taste when applying this information. Thanks for reading! It's every writer's nightmare: your characters, after all the things you've put them through and all the months or years they've inhabited your head, have been eagerly displayed to the public and received an unenthusiastic response. Your audience has not been enchanted. The

JUNE FEATURED + CCC: Prompt II by DeviantLITERATURE, journal

JUNE FEATURED + CCC: Prompt II

Jul 7, 2012

I have a sore throat And a flat tire And a broken heart And a bunch of brown lines on my right wrist. I am healing. These days I am unsure of what I am but I made a list of things I could be. I am rain. I am a dead flower. I am the moon. I am freshly mowed grass. I am in denial. I am Teenage Girl #4 as the credits scroll down and everyone's left the theater and no one cares. The-Virgin-Suicide (https://www.deviantart.com/the-virgin-suicide) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:JUNE FEATURED :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: Rising Stars Deviations by writers that show great potential for the future. :thumb308160663: Writers

CCC: Workshop I by DeviantLITERATURE, journal

CCC: Workshop I

Jul 5, 2012

Screaming. Grieving. Loving. Breaking. Do you know how hard I try? Continually I try to make it work, I try so hard. I write for you, read you my silly love songs, sing them to you when you're having doubts. This poetry I write for you, I pour myself inside it. But that is never enough. Bleeding. Crying. Dying. I tried. I'm sorry. It was too much work. singer22498 (https://www.deviantart.com/singer22498) DeviantLITERATURE's Character Conception Challenge! July 5th -- Workshop I Flaws and Development by MoonlightWillow6 (https://www.deviantart.com/moonlightwillow6) Part One: Flaws What drives a story? The plot? The setting? The characters? The correct answer, in a good story, is all of the above. A story n

I Dub Thee... by MissLunaRose, literature

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I Dub Thee...

On the psychology and choosing of names Brought to you by Super Editor Many authors struggle with names. After coming up with a character who perfectly fits his or her intended role, planning personality traits, clothing, hobbies, and physical descriptions, now you have to sum all of that character's being up in a name! There is an incredible number of ways to choose a name. Often authors are baffled by the vast array of first names and surnames that could be given to a character, and it's almost impossible to start. Whether you're hoping for a name that could belong to any girl on a street or a fantasy warrior from planet Xyla, there are i

Planning the Evil Plot by MissLunaRose, literature

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Planning the Evil Plot

A half-guide, half-narrative on writing a story brought to you by Super Editor Basics Before I start writing, I like to have some idea of where I'm starting, where I'm going, and how I'm going to end up there. Let's say that I want to write a comedy about an author who suddenly changes places with her Mary Sue. I usually jot down some basic ideas: Characters: Sarah, the author: ~13 years old, average-looking, glasses, rather tall and gangly Ellemere, the Mary Sue: ~16 years old, long flowing hair, violet eyes, etc. Forrest (Ellemere's love interest) : ~18, stereotypical pretty boy who is too dark and broody to make a good love interest Leon

Paper Villains by MissLunaRose, literature

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Paper Villains

On writing three-dimensional villains Brought to you by Super Editor Disclaimer: (as experience suggests that I need one) This resource consists of opinions. There may be better ways to write, and my advice may not fit your type of story. Please use common sense when applying the ideas expressed below. Thanks for reading! Do you remember the Big Bad Wolf? He destroyed the Three Little Pigs' houses and ate them (or only chased them, depending on the rendition). He ran to Little Red Riding Hood's home and devoured her grandmother. The Big Bad Wolf appears in countless fairy tales to eat and terrorize the general populace. In many children's

Character Description Form by MissLunaRose, literature

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Character Description Form

This form works for commissions, art trades, requests, or any possible situation in which I or someone else could be drawing your character. Overview This form will give me a sense of how to draw your character! Please copy and paste this text into a note or deviation. Highlight and type over the parts that aren't in bold. You can jump back to this form for the links. Be specific! Please share as much information as you can think of! The more info you give me, the more easily I can draw your character how you envision him/her. You won't be pestering me if you tell me the exact hair color; instead, I'll be happier to know that I'm getting i

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