For the past couple weeks, your lit GDs (^StJoan, ^GeneratingHype, ^LadyLincoln and I) have been working on a way to focus our attention on specific (and important) aspects of the literature community. Each of us will take care of one or two of areas, and coordinate with each other, whenever necessary. This DIVISION OF LABOURwill allow us to work more efficiently, and you will know who to go for help.

Even if this looks boring to you, please read this in as much detail as possible. It will be a great help to us. Thank you.

I will be taking care of RESOURCES/EDUCATION on deviantart. No surprise there.

The lit community is a vast field, with players of many levels of training and skills. But whether you're just starting out, trying to figure out what the heck "enjambment" means, or if you're older/wiser/both, and need help with something a little more complex, there needs to be a place that you can go to for reference. That place is here: RESOURCE CENTRAL.

"Education" sounds presumptuous. Although I'm no educator, I can help you access educational articles on writing. In addition, if you need help navigating the site/community, I will gladly be of assistance.

In future, I will be helping ^GeneratingHype with his WELCOMING NEWCOMERS project.

WHAT IS A WRITING RESOURCE?*

A writing resource can be a news article, a journal entry or a deviation designed to inform people about aspects of writing, revising, critiquing, publishing, etc. Deviations could be under the "literature > prose > non fiction > essays/editorials", "deviantart related > dA tutorials", "tutorials and resources > tutorials > writing" or "tutorials and resources > miscellaneous".

Some polls, forum discussions and interviews of writers (dA or non dA) are also useful reading material, and will also be considered "resources" (by me, anyway).

_{*I'm not suggesting you don't know, but in case of clarification, it's good to have a working definition.}

The main focus of my work for the time being is the Resource Central. I will be updating it regularly with useful articles, featuring the excellent stuff, and so on.

But I also have other ideas.

I would like to create a writer's dictionary of sorts. This should come out soon, and I will need your help in making it the most comprehensive dictionary possible.

I would like to see more interviews of (different kinds of) writers. A good interview can prompt discussion and/or help others learn about the craft and process of writing, as well as publishing. I will try to do some of the interviewing myself, provided I have the time for it.

The possibility of news articles on specific areas of writing is not out of the question.

If you need help with your writing/creative learning process, I can help you find the right resources for your problem. I may not always be successful, but I'll do my best.

If you know of a resource (even if it is your own work) that is not already in my list, let me know and I will add it. Also, if you are planning to write something, feel free to ask my advice first. Certain topics have been written about often; in such a case, I can help you fine tune your article to cater to a particular need or audience, or direct you to something that hasn't been written about yet.

Please note that ^GeneratingHype is in charge of projects; ^StJoan is in charge of contests; and ^LadyLincoln is in charge of clubs. Do contact them for help in those areas. However, if your project/contest/club needs resources or is creating them, I would love to hear from you and will do my best to help.

As always, if you have any suggestions for my resource plan, do let me know.



Comments work, but as my message centre has a tendency to explode, the best ways to contact me are:

By note: Put "Resources" (or something to that effect) in the subject line.

By email: My email address is lovetodeviate@volunteers.deviantart.com. Oh, and try to write make your subject line interesting and/or in bold. Otherwise it'll get lost.

Ali will be handling CONTESTS and ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES for the lit community! Come to ^StJoan if you have ideas for contests, problems with other deviants, questions about categories, and feedback for your Lit GD team.



Bill is in charge of PROJECTS (new and old) and forum concerns. Please contact him with anything relevant to either of those two areas. This includes scheduled activities -- especially those you'd like ' pimped ' by the GDs. How do you ensure that he doesn't miss YOUR thing? Note him, note him, note him!

If you have a project that also includes contest ideas, please contact him and the Contest GD (^StJoan). If you are a club who wants to run an activity on the forums, contact him and the Club GD (^LadyLincoln). If you have a project that specializes in resources and education, contact him and the Resources GD (^lovetodeviate). If you have a dAmn chat that has a project account or would like to schedule some activities with the forum (etc.), contact him and the Chat GD (^LadyLincoln).

If you have general complaints about GDs or any aspect of the Lit Community, feel free to contact him, but also copy ^StJoan in the note. Please note: serious administrative concerns will be forwarded to ^StJoan as the senior-most Lit Gallery Director.



Jenene will be primarily on hand for concerns and questionsrelated to literature CLUBS and CHATROOMS. Any inquires at any time about these? Please feel free to contact ^LadyLincoln first.