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~WeCritique:iconWeCritique:

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On submitting prose

Okay. So you've written something. Part of a story perhaps, or a description. A prologue or a novel chapter. You want to post it as a deviation on dA.  
 
Fair enough.   
You want comments? You want people to take your writing seriously?   
Show us you take your writing seriously then.   
 
1. Proofing and Polishing.   
If you apply for a job and your CV is full of typos, spelling mistakes and poorly worded sentences, you won't get the job. Your application will go in the bin.   
Most people on dA don't know you. If they randomly find your work and it looks like you dashed it of

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Questions for your Character10 QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR CHARACTER   
How can you write about what a character will do or say if you don't know how they think, or what is "in character" for them? If you're writing from the point of view of one or more of your characters, it's even more important to know them as well as you know yourself. Often, you need to be able to put yourself in a character's place, to get right inside their head to see what they're thinking. One way to do this is to ask them questions. These ten probing questions will get you started.   
1) Who are you?  Answers to this question can range from simply a name to a deep ex Questions for your Character
in General Non-Fiction on 3/29/06
Grammar and Style ErrorsExamples of common grammar and stylistic errors   
(particularly applicable to formal writing, but still potentially relevant in creative writing of any kind).   
1. About sentence fragments   
2. Don't write a run-on sentence you got to punctuate it.   
3. Join clauses good like conjunctions should.   
4. Each pronoun agrees with their antecendent.   
5. In letters reports articles papers and stuff like that we use commas to keep a string of items apart.   
6. Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.   
7. Its important to use apostrophe's right.   
8. Grammar and Style Errors
in General Non-Fiction on 3/20/06
Glossary of TermsAlliteration and Assonance   
These two terms tackle a truly tedious type of terminology - repetition. Alliteration is the term used to denote the repetition of consonants, as in the previous sentence (repeated snakelike 's' sounds are called sibilants), whereas Assonance refers to 'chiming' or repeated similar vowel sounds; 'anger ran sanguine through him', for example.   
Anacoluthon   
Anacoluthon is a sentence that lacks grammatical sequence, such as 'while in the garden the chair fell over'.   
Anacrusis   
Anacrusis is where the beginning of a verse of poetry opens with an unstressed syl Glossary of Terms
in General Non-Fiction on 3/20/06
Workshopping FAQFrequently Asked Questions about Writing Workshops   
What are my responsibilities as a workshop reader?   
We are all writers at various stages in our work. Unless we are writing in a locked diary, we crave an appreciative audience. So the first thing you can do is be that audience. Be a receptive reader, and let the writer know her manuscript affected you. For example: “I laughed here . . .” “I almost cried when. . . ” “I could just see this . . .” “You made this place come alive” “I identified completely with this person” are all phrases that are appropriate responses to written work. An interpretation of the piece can Workshopping FAQ
in General Non-Fiction on 3/20/06
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Journal Entry: Wed Jun 21, 2006, 5:47 PM
Due to a lack of interested critics this group will once again be shutting it's doors.

Our resources will be left here and maybe more will be added as time goes by. We shall see.
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*Infrunitas:iconInfrunitas: Apr 26, 2008, 5:26:43 PM
Truly missed, m8s

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To twist one purest cause
Into an honest verse,
Itself, a call to angels.
The saddened lips of song that
Kiss away our innocence
From the vile mundane.
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~Critique-Central:iconCritique-Central: Nov 17, 2007, 3:21:27 AM
Just for the record; Critique Central is a new club with the main goal not to receive pageviews and such, but to offer honest and constructive critique. Check it out now and find out if it's something for you!

*Critique-Central

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~rowenabrennavart:iconrowenabrennavart: Nov 16, 2007, 4:43:52 PM
I featured your club here [link]
Let me know if that's ok with you n_n Thank you.

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~Monolith-Verses:iconMonolith-Verses: Jun 13, 2007, 1:12:14 PM
WE ARE A POETRY AND PROSE CLUB IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED PLEASE LET US KNOW!

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~forrgotenrose:iconforrgotenrose: Jan 21, 2007, 9:01:31 AM Mood: Yearning
i have a feeling i need to watch you cause im dislexic so my righting is crap and you give out helpfull info

tar:D

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~sparkle99:iconsparkle99: Sep 23, 2006, 3:09:17 PM Mood: Speechless
I am left speechless. Im so really sorry that i never found the time to contribute here. You accepted me, but i never ever critiqued more than one piece - a great piece i will never forget.
I hope you'll be back...then i could really get on critiquing.

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~grungeisdu4acumbak:icongrungeisdu4acumbak: Sep 15, 2006, 5:35:12 PM
is this really closing and stuff?

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*jadisofeternity:iconjadisofeternity: May 26, 2006, 3:14:43 PM
hay cool group :D

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~DryBonesReborn:iconDryBonesReborn: May 26, 2006, 2:38:54 PM
^-^ YAY! Thanks!

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~lelekelley:iconlelekelley: May 26, 2006, 2:28:32 PM
A friend of mine and I do.

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~DryBonesReborn:iconDryBonesReborn: May 26, 2006, 1:29:19 PM
Who runs the site? ^-^ It's been a very good source of help!

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~DryBonesReborn:iconDryBonesReborn: May 9, 2006, 12:12:05 PM
Ready when you are! :) :hug: Thanks alot! ^-^ without your suggestions and stuff.....probably wouldn't see any erorrs. Thanks all! This is a great club!

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~DryBonesReborn:iconDryBonesReborn: May 1, 2006, 4:19:55 PM
:) Ok. :glomp:

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~lelekelley:iconlelekelley: May 1, 2006, 3:07:27 PM
Sometimes response time is quick sometimes it is not.

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~DryBonesReborn:iconDryBonesReborn: May 1, 2006, 2:27:41 PM
I sent mine a while ago. What happend? LOL

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~ramirez08:iconramirez08: Apr 25, 2006, 8:41:24 AM
ya. sory. i shall

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~lelekelley:iconlelekelley: Apr 25, 2006, 5:30:00 AM
Please note the group according to the guidelines in the journal.

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~ramirez08:iconramirez08: Apr 24, 2006, 8:03:24 AM
if you could do me the faver of helping me with my story. id love it.

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~lelekelley:iconlelekelley: Apr 16, 2006, 6:43:30 PM
Prose only.

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~Spirix:iconSpirix: Apr 15, 2006, 1:30:06 PM
Do you guys critique poetry?

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~WeCritique:iconWeCritique: Apr 14, 2006, 2:11:49 PM
Only on top of things because nothing is coming in. :(

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~Saint-Nightmare:iconSaint-Nightmare: Apr 14, 2006, 1:51:41 PM
Wow. You're right on top of things. logged in to WeC. to see if you needed help, and, pffft. No messages. :(

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~Saint-Nightmare:iconSaint-Nightmare: Apr 14, 2006, 1:15:43 AM
Shh. Don't move.

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~lelekelley:iconlelekelley: Apr 12, 2006, 9:01:57 PM
Make a request according to the guidelines in the journal.

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