Seriously People!!! (And extra literary guides)

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Ordinary-Writing

MagicalJoey

Published: Jun 3, 2013

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A group for writers of all things Prose.
^{Prose:- (n) Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse.}

PLEASE READ

THIS IS NOT A POETRY GROUP

Please only submit prose!!
Poetry can go to My-Soul-Bleeds-Ink.

In case you misread or simply didn't read the above, I will repeat

THIS IS NOT A POETRY GROUP

Please only submit prose!!
Poetry can go to My-Soul-Bleeds-Ink.

I am seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY peeved by people trying to pass poems off as 'dramatic stuff' or 'journals' or even 'short stories'. This particular group, as it states above, is PROSE ONLY.
Now, I can understand the slight mis-click....but several poems by the same author is not a mis-click!
Enough is enough now people. Seriously. You are writers, thus, it is assumed, you can read. Therefore read. Any more poems and it may get to the stage where I place members on probation and then have to resort to blocking. I don't want to do either. So please my grasshoppers...read the damn journal.

NOTE

I know that all of you are involved in different groups depending on your interests. If any of the groups you are involved in are literary groups and they are running any contests that accept PROSE entries, note me the details and I will promote them in this journal.

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Literary Guides

In the "About Us" tab is a list of literary guides I found. I don't know if any of you have actually looked there, so I am doing a once-off post of them here.

A few Literary Guides that I have come across.

These guides are from illuminara

Punctuation Basics
How to Start and Stay Writing
Style vs. Voice – A Guide
Writing Style – The Bottom Line
Brainstorming – The Short Guide
Elements of a Story
Why Writers Should Watch TV
Character Creation Tips
Character Motivation
The Originality Illusion
How to Improve Your Writing Style

These guides are from MagicalJoey

(On behalf of ProjectEducate)

Literature Critique Tips
Critique Week Roundup

These guides are from AnikaandAj

Minor Character Characterization
Character Motivation Sheet
Common Hobbies/Activities
Common Character Flaws
Character Fear Reference Sheet
Good Character Traits

These are from Random Deviants:

The How To’s of Dialogue: Grammar and Otherwise by Inkfish7
Crit Ticks for the Critics by nycterent
Critique by tangledweb
Critique Writing – A Guide by kittykittyhunter
The Critics Toolkit: Lit by mackwrites
Poetry Analysis by PaperDart
Principles – Literary Critique by rlkirkland
Memoirs of a Protagonist by WhisperedGrace

Hope you enjoyed reading and that they helped you somewhat.

Critics Needed

Hi there! Once again

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are in need of more critics to fill vacancies. The duties of a critic include:

Committing to at LEAST one critique a month. The more the merrier if you find yourself with spare time.

Following the 'rules' and 'etiquette' of the critics (which will be explained to you).

Taking instruction from the group founder.
You MAY still submit your own work for critique by another critic.
To apply, please note MagicalJoey with a note titled either 'SWH Critic' or 'GNC Critic'. Within your note please state whether you are interested in critiquing poetry or prose.
If you are unsure as to whether you are suited for the role, there is a small 'test' piece that can be done to see if your skills are as good as we think they are!

Contest Promotion

[KnightsOfRomance] is holding their second contest.
Theme: Summer Love
knightsofromance.deviantart.co…

[jasminesspirit] is hosting a Literary Contest
Theme: Pick at least three characters from a list given and insert them into one of three plots outlined for you.
Deadline: July 31st
Word Count: MINIMUM 5000
Information: jasminesspirit.deviantart.com/…

MagicalJoey