Lit Articles Roundup:iconarthistoryproject: :iconcommunityrelations:All the Art History Literature Articles from SeptemberIn case you missed any! Order of GalleriesJULY - Traditional AUGUST -
An Interview with nonculture What was your favorite part of the publishing process?Well, of course, that would be when the books showed up at my doorstep, and also online in the stores. Though certain moments might be ‘exciting’, mostly it was a lot of waiting. I self-published, so I probably should not complain about any wait, because I’ve talked to a few people who have waited years for a project to get to print with the big houses. In some cases they even got canceled after a lot of effort working with a publisher. For instance, an author friend who had big house interest in his children’s book had the house go as far as to hire an artist for the story, only to drop it eventually. That has to be a killer. The wait is frustrating, but the payoff is worth it. I did enjoy the editor’s response and suggested revisions, however. It was interesting to see what a professional editor had to say about what
An Interview With A BirdAn interview with `SparrowSong, ex-lit GM extraordinaire! (Posted thumbnails are from her favorites.)Why did you start writing?At eight or nine, I started receiving ‘constructive criticism’ on my drawings. I didn’t want constructive criticism on my drawings; I wanted blind adoration, effusive praise, and a place of honor and glory on the fridge.Come to think of it, I still want all of those. Perhaps replace ‘on the fridge’ with ‘in the canon’ and add in ‘critical respect.’ We could also replace 'on the fridge' or ‘in the canon’ with ‘on a throne and in the hearts of millions.’How do you think you've progressed over time in your writing?I used to write doggerel, almost exclusively in rhyming quartets, and usually about love. I usually come down with horrible stomach pains when I read it now.Now, I’ve used a wider variety of styles
A Fantastical Journey Though tales of fantastical creatures and beings have existed for centuries, the beginnings of fantasy literature as a genre of its own can be traced to the Victorian Era, and writers like George MacDonald and William Morris. “There was once a little princess whose father was king over a great country full of mountains and valleys. His palace was built upon one of the mountains, and was very grand and beautiful. ” – George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin However, at this time fantasy was still considered suitable mainly for children. Many of the fantasy works that people are familiar with from this time period, such as Alice in Wonderland where written for children. While other writers did write fantasy books, it would be the books of J.R.R. Tolkien would bring fantasy to the attention of people all around the world. Though The Hobbit has much in common the
Tricksters in Folktales and FablesArticle Series: Tricksters in Literature, Part 2 of 5________________________________ Many of us have fond memories of listening to stories as kids. Perhaps the stories were the fairy tales that we liked to hear at bedtime, but maybe instead of princesses and dragons and knights in shining armor, you wanted to hear something different. Maybe you wanted to hear stories about mischievous creatures performing wild antics that left you cheering them on and giggling. Maybe you wanted to hear stories where creatures overcame seemingly impossible odds to best their adversaries, helped you learn an important life lesson, and did it all in a lighthearted and entertaining way. Maybe you wanted to hear a folktale or a fable. So what is the difference between folktales and fables and the mythologies and folklore that we discussed in the previous article? And how do tricksters fit in? Fox, Fol
Shakespearean TrickstersArticle Series: Tricksters in Literature, Part 3 of 5________________________________ There is something special about going to see a play and watching the actors bringing to life classic romances, tragedies, and comedies. When produced and performed well, a play can transport the audience out of their seats and take them on a journey along with the characters. This imaginary journey can seem so real until it is nearly impossible to distinguish reality from the illusion of the play, and tricksters delight in blurring the line between illusion and reality even further. It is no wonder, then, that the great playwright William Shakespeare often wrote trickster characters into his plays. So how do tricksters manifest themselves in plays and the theatre? Is the role they play in the theatre different from the role they play in mythology, folktales, and fables?The Late Great William Sha
Tricksters in Fantasy LiteratureArticle Series: Tricksters in Literature, Part 4 of 5________________________________ One of the most beloved genres in all of popular culture, including literature and mainstream media, is that of fairytales and fantasy. As children, we grow up listening to fairytales with “happily ever after” endings at bedtime, and those stories fuel dreams of dragons and princesses and knights in shining armor as we sleep at night. As we grow into adolescence and adulthood, we graduate into the larger realm of fantasy where we are consumed by entire worlds, myths, legends, new creatures and races of people, knights whose armor isn’t so shiny, damsels who are perfectly capable of saving themselves, magic, and other supernatural phenomena. Delving into a good novel and losing oneself in the wonder that is fantasy is a favorite pastime of countless people of all ages. So, where does the trick
American Realism and NaturalismAmerican Realism and NaturalismA Literary MovementRealismWhat is Realism?Realism is a type of writing that first made its appearance in the 1860s. The realist movement was extremely prevalent from the 1860s to the 1890s, but tenets of realism and realist writers still continue to this day. Realism is the fictional attempt to show reality by representing complex characters. These characters are generally in a social class and they function in a highly developed and complicated social structure. They interact with many other characters who are different than they are, and they go through everyday problems and triumphs. This is generally considered a technique of writing, but during the American Realism movement in the 1800s, realist writers generally focused on the middle class and society. Realism was also a literary reaction to Romanticism, the literary movement that came before it.So, what is Romanticism?This article isn't about Romanticism, bu
Intrigue Behind the English DictionariesColor vs. ColourOn an international site such as dA, you often run across cute debates about whether to use an extra "u" or whether it is apologize or apologise. Few people know that this debate was once an international hot button issue between the US and Britain. Noah Webster started compiling An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1807. Eighteen years later he published the most comprehensive overhaul of the American English language. To research the etymology of words, Webster learned over twenty foreign languages, including Arabic and Sanskrit.Webster chose to revise many of the traditional British English spellings, thinking them too complicated. He dropped the 'u' from words like colour and revised centre and theatre to end in -er. Webster felt that these changes were necessary to help further establish the United States as a
Tricksters in Mythology and FolkloreArticle Series: Tricksters in Literature, Part 1 of 5________________________________ Perhaps the most well-known trickster at present is Loki, the Norse Trickster god, thanks in large part to Tom Hiddleston’s brilliant portrayal of Loki Laufeyson in the blockbusters Thor and The Avengers. These films portray Loki as a scheming and manipulative, yet still sympathetic, character. But what was the real Loki like? And by “real,” I mean the Loki from Norse mythology rather than the character portrayed in popular media, which is meant to simply entertain. Loki, Norse Trickster God"LOKI" by Anna Khlystova (Spiritius) ~Spiritius To answer that question, we must first understand what a trickster is and the role tricksters play in the mythologies of var
An Interview With AliAll about `StJoan, for those of you who don't already know her from #Texasdevmeet or her time as a Lit Gallery Moderator.How do you think you've progressed over time in your writing?if you haven't progressed in 10 years you should probably stop doing it.How has dA helped you with your writing?it gave me another audience and fresh eyes for crit. it has been asupportive community that has encouraged me to keep going just by knowing someone is looking at it.What do you think a new writer should do to get involved in the community?they should go to the chat rooms and start random conversations. Not conversations about writing, just your normal day to day conversations.Get to know people, then start talking shop.NB: The official Lit Community chatroom is :#crliterature:. Hint, hint.Will you stand with us to fight the eclair army?I will analyze the enemy and then destroy them...with my mouth.How have you stayed involved w
An Interview with PinkyMcCoversong Let's start simple. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your Lit life.I've been published in about 30 magazines around the world. Most recently, I have poems in [PANK], and Going Down Swinging with pieces forthcoming in COIN OPERA II, Post Road, and FUTUREDAZE. I'm also excited about my first book, DEAR TEEN ME: Authors Write Letters to their Teen Selves, forthcoming from Zest Books in October.What was your favorite part of the publishing process
An Interview with xlntwtch Let's start simple. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your Lit life.I've only had work printed the 'old-fashioned' way in print magazines, both "glossy" and "pulp." I've never self-published and don't consider it. I never wrote a novella or novel and don't intend to. You can find a few of my short pieces (meaning fiction already published) here on dA. Besides journalism, one of the first printed was The Black Bag and I had to rewrite the end for dA because so many readers here didn't "get it." I took that to mean the story was too regional for readers around the world. I rewrote the last two paragraphs to include more description. The rest remains the same.If a writer here wants a link to a very good book, updated constantly about traditional publishing, I recommend The Writer's Market online. It costs, either per month
A Romantic TakeoverRomance is no longer limited to lengthy novels that only women read. It's infiltrated every genre and can be found in nearly all literary works. Whether it's the focus of the novel or just a side story, romance adds to character depth and helps the reader grow an attachment to the characters and their stories.While romance novels are defined by two characters meeting and growing an attachment to each other, romance as a sub genre doesn't have to follow these same rules. The story isn't going to revolve around the emotions brewing between the characters; the invading aliens, storming goblins, or murder mystery is the focus.Let's take a deeper look into romance novel's roots and how it launched itself into other genres and took over literature as a whole.The Romance Novelby: `GrimFace242We can hardly discuss romance without bringing up Jane Austen. She's often considered the epitome of romance. Her novels are romance by
An Interview with CrumpetsHarvey Let's start simple. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your Lit life.Dog at the End of the World is a collection of 52 poems for young adults, featuring sea monsters, emails, paradise birds, over-achievers, Anglo-Saxons, leaving home and socks. It has been described as "funny, inventive, alive, very alive, surprising, unexpected, funny" by poet James Crowden, and it includes House on my head, The lovesong of Flird and Memoon, and Urgent please reply. It's out September 10th in hardback and you can get it from Amazon or any UK bookseller. It will also be released as an ebook if a hardback plus i
Prosepoetry: A History and FeatureBefore we dive into the article, here are two things you should look for:Dotted Underlines reveal interesting facts when hovered over.At the bottom of the article are features!Prosepoetry: A HistoryIn the beginning there was prose and there was poetry. Prose was well-suited for the telling of stories, fiction and non-fiction alike. Similarly, but usually more succinctly, poetry can deal with the same subject matter, but with a wider array of phonetic and aesthetic tools at his or her disposal for the writer. Enter the prosepoem: a composition written as prose but having the concentrated, rhythmic, figurative language characteristic of poetry.Sometimes a prosepoem is inaccurately described as purple prose, when the two are actually very easily distinguishable from the other. Purple prose is something to be avoided because of its loquaciousness, or its use of unnecessary and convoluted vocabulary. Prosepoems may have some aspects that appear to have the
Through Sulamith's eyesI consider Sulamith Wülfing being one of my most beloved illustrators of all the time - ever since I found her works. What do I find especially exquisite in her pictures? The colours she used. The way she used to draw and paint hands and cloth. Generally.Who was Sulamith Wülfing?She was born in 1901 in Elberfeld, Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia, as a child of Karl and Hedwig Wülfing. For her further existence and creativity, important was the fact that her parents were Theosophists (as wikipedia says: Theosophy refers to systems of esoteric philosophy concerning, or investigation seeking direct knowledge of, presumed mysteries of being and nature, particularly concerning the nature of divinity).She began drawing at the age of 4, at the same time when she started talking about seein
Art History Literature: Weeks 2 and 3 Roundup!Hey all! Firstly I apologise for now writing a week 2 roundup- I had a few personal goings on including a dying laptop and then before I knew it we were halfway through the week so it made sense to just wrap weeks 2 and 3 together!There has been a wonderful amount of articles produced, including some very interesting artist interviews also! For more info, check out below:Week 2 Roundup Week 3 Roundup If you missed week 1, please check this out:Thank you all, your support on these articles and the efforts the authors who wrote them has been remarkable, lets keep things going!
Found Poetry and Black Out PoetryFound Poetry and Black Out Poetry: Tips, Tricks, and How To'sMisconceptionsThe most common misconception is that found poetry and black out poetry are the same thing. In actuality, they are very different methods to achieve the same effect. Found poetry consists of rearranging words, phrases, and possibly even whole passages taken from different sources and reframing them as a poem. There are two different types of found poetry: treated and untreated. Treated poems are when the words you take create poetry that is dramatically different from the sources you gathered your words from. Untreated poems are when the words you take create poetry that preserves the original meaning of the source(s). Many who study found poetry attribute the origin of the form to the French Uruguayan poet Isidore Lucien Ducasse (1846-1870) in his work Poesies. After his death, the technique of found poetry
An Interview With A TrueInterview with `ATrueJessica is mother to three young girls, and makes her living as a Communications Coordinator for a business consulting firm. She has published one poem and plans to pursue further publication of her poetry, fiction and nonfiction. A college business graduate and entrepreneur, she recently started doing freelance editing under her own company name, Jotcomm. She is currently completing a BA in English and plans to pursue a Masters in Professional Communications. Why did you start writing?The first story I remember writing was back in elementary school, and I won a local poetry contest the same year. I think I was nine or ten at the time. That was 20 years ago, and at this point I have no idea what prompted me to start! I do know that anything I've written has always started with a single, powerful image. For that first story, it was a girl sitting in a muddy puddle
An Interview With Lincoln?Lady Lincoln, that is!A little bit about `LadyLincoln:I have been writing since I was young. I took an interest in telling colorful stories because I liked the idea of expressing what my heart was feeling through the inner souls of my characters. I sincerely hope that in some way, my readers obtain a sense beauty from my writing. I enjoy writing and reading all sorts of genres, but my favorites are of the historical vein. I primarily write novels, but also write short stories and experimental poetry. My mother was an artist, and my primary creative outlet stemmed from watching her create wonderful things. Why did you start writing?My mother was a visual artist and had a wonderful knack for it. As much as I enjoyed painting and coloring, as soon as I picked up a pen and began to find the words – I discovered such joy, and wanted to keep on doing it. Over the years, as I grew, improved, and
An Interview With Not-Free WillLearn all about community rockstar `IrrevocableFate! Tell us a little bit about yourself to get started.I am heavily involved in the Literature Community and I try to supportany lit projects I can and encourage people to participate in thecommunity. Sometimes I even write, usually it's prose, but occasionally Iwrite poetry. I am also fond of hugs.Why did you start writing?I'm not exactly sure why I began writing, but I know why I continue writing. Words have always come easier to me and writing is something I could mull over and really explore. However, it could be because even when I was very young I absolutely loved reading and wanted to be able to create my own stories and characters and drawing seemed so much harder to me.How do you think you've progressed over time in your writing?I believe that I've grown the most over the last few years and I have definitely improved technically and learned to step out of my comfo
An Interview With A 'Historical Figure'Learn all about `ndifference!Tell us a little about yourself.I was a literature Tier Admin way back in the foggy past, then Gallery Director for two years.I have taken workshops from Etheridge Knight, Adrienne Rich, John Bensko, and Allen Ginsberg.I have been published in a handful of literary journals, including the Southwestern Review and River City.Why did you start writing?That was over 40 years ago, so I really have no memory of the first compulsion to write. I'm not certain I could have answered the question if it was asked the minute I began writing. The impetus was organic and just happened.How do you think you've progressed over time in your writing?Like most, I started with a fixation on the meaning of words. After a few years, that approach started to seem a bit too utilitarian to me, and once I discovered artists like John Cage and Brian Eno, I realized that the meaning of words was just one aspect of
Art History Project: Isaac AsimovA robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.- The Three Laws of RoboticsIsaac AsimovIf you've ever read anything in your life, watched a movie or followed any sci-fi you were influenced by Asimov, even if you didn't know it.Biochemist. Professor. Historian. Author. Pioneer. Even humorist. Asimov was a very prolific artist writing over 500 books, essays, short histories, scientific articles and even a spoof chemistry article which confused more than one. Asimov wrote 8 hours a day everyday, armed with nothing more than typewriters for most of his life.Probably the biggest contributions of Isaac Asimov were to the field of sc
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