Another month is upon us, and we already have some wonderful literature related plans to bring into action in May. Keep an eye out for news on your chance to Polish Your Poetry and Prose, and get more information about exactly what that entails here: [link]

Of course there are other newsworthy articles here that might be of interest:
[link] What is Revision?
---Tips on improving and further cleaning up your writing.

[link] Where are the writers?
---Meet and greet new writers on DeviantArt, and make them feel at home.

[link] Be Someone's Critical Friend!
---Place for information on feedback and reviews for your May polishing.

[link] Questions and Conversations
---Lovely article on important questions to keep in mind when prose writing.

[link] It's a Revision Revolution!
---Information to be shared on the writer's task.

Be sure to take time out to thank Bill for putting these very constructive articles together. I will be posting more as they become available throughout this month. And do not worry; I am still always looking to support/post new literature related news, so if any of you have any to share, note me and I will do my best to get it featured!

We now have new DD directives: Please contact $Moonbeam13 and $FallenRox if there are any issues. Please click on this link for additional information: [link] And while on that particular note, please also be aware that childish comments and flaming will solve nothing.

And now, with that being said, onto the Literature gallery’s very important announcements -

Our New Division of Labors:

What Will I Be Doing?

My primary duties as one of your gallery directors will include a generalized focus on the promotion of our literature focused clubs on DeviantArt, and to help assist in managing our literary chatroom base.

These will include the following guidelines:

Promotions of new literature clubs as details become available.
Updates, links, and general information for each club, as notified via note.
Addressing generalized chatroom issues.
Answering questions and concerns in chat at any time, should the need arise.
Being on hand as oft as possible to direct these primary objectives.

---Keep in mind immediately that clubs and projects are considered two entirely different things. Also, if you have either a project or resource related issue, you must contact the appropriate gallery director.

So What Exactly Do I Need From You?

If there are ever any clubs or literature-themed chats that you desire promotion for, please feel free to contact me via note, and I will do my best to post the information on my primary journal so that others can be informed. I would also like to be contacted if you have questions about these particular issues at any time, and I will do my best to answer those inquiries. If not, I will direct your concern to proper administrator.

Need to contact me but not sure how?

Clicking on ‘send a note.’
Sending me an email at ladylincoln@volunteers.deviantart.com

---Please be sure to properly mark these notes either “chat” or “club.”
---Watch my account and journal for any other additional information.

What I Would Like to Achieve in This Regard:

I desire a united front, first and foremost within the ranks.
Continually being made aware: if you do not keep me involved, I cannot keep the community informed. So, by all means spread the word!
Keeping ahead of any issues that I am directing that need attention.

So what is everyone else doing?

^GeneratingHype is overseeing our literature forums and projects.

^lovetodeviate is in charge of expanding our base of writing resources and to help anyone with a desire to contribute to this base. In addition, she will help you if you are looking for articles related to writing, critiquing, revision and publishing.

^StJoan will be handling contests and administrative duties for the lit community. Please contact her if you have ideas for contests, problems with other deviants, questions about categories, and feedback for your Lit GD team.



Heart Breakers: “Forbidden Themes”

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If you stop by, and would like to begin your journey on my DA homepage, may I suggest starting here: [link]

Also, if you are new to DA and need further assistance, please feel free to note me if you cannot find what you are looking for in the FAQ section found here: [link]


And, of course, here are some lovely stamps, to show your support!






Please stop by and feel free to join us, whether you are a writer, a poet, reader, or even a critic - we'd love to have you. We are currently accepting regular submissions and various pieces for our new Workshop, so please show your support to these wonderful writers and stop by.

If you should like to become involved and would like to support us - please take a look and feel free to join us. You can adopt or be adopted by another writer! Join us here: *Adopt-A-Writer

Check out *TheLiteratureVault we have some new projects and ideas that we will be setting up soon, so don’t forget to get involved, and let us know what you would like to see in the future for our literature.

I am on the wonderful *WordCount staff as their Romantic/Erotic feature director, so if there are any of you talented writers out there looking for some great exposure for your romantic literature, feel free to note me a link (or two), I'd love to take a look!

I have added several updates to our local club... *Indianadeviants so if you are from Indiana, or just interested in Hoosier related news, please, by all means, join us! We would be more than happy to have you there. We always accept new submissions and hold votes. If you are our weekly winner, you will get a club feature and fave!

Come by and check out *writersunknown If you are interested in joining us, please -by all means - note the club and feel free to add us to your watch. I've revamped its journal and we are now accepting submissions, so check us out and join in on the fun.

*Prose-R-Us is still growing strong. We are also still looking for new workshop posts and are now accepting regular submissions. So you have not yet joined us - do so.



Trevor is quite the imaginative and creative poetic deviant. His words will immediately capture your interest, and inspire you to write a beautiful poem of your own.




And as always, I am always looking for new writers to feature, so if you are a new visitor/writer to DA or to my homepage and would like to be my next featured writer of the month, let me know and I will do my best to do so in an upcoming journal!








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