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Theme OC Contest (9 categories)
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How Soon 'Not Now' becomes 'Never'There's a saying, I heard it first in German but the English translation makes perfect sense too.

~"How soon "Not Now" becomes "Never"

With a New Year, there comes many a chance for people to start again, to recreate themselves, to reinvent, to begin new love, to end old ones, to find new people, new purposes...new pathways. So many of us vow to become better people. We use the end of 365 days, and the beginning of 365 more, as a platform from which to launch ourselves with renewed purpose. But what about the simple things? "How soon "Not Now" becomes "Never"" stuck a chord with me. It's so very true. Whether we tell a child, "Not Now" or we tell a partner, "Not Now" - or we utter to a parent, "I'll do it later" or even a friend. How very quickly, something that we carelessly respond "Not Now" to, becomes something that is never done, achieved or even thought about. Oh it's not every single time. But it happens a lot.
Instead of a resolu

The Saturday Spotlight for December 8th, 2012Guidelines | How to Suggest a DLD | Group Administrators | Affiliation | Chatroom | Current Staff Openings
Saturday Spotlight for December 8th, 2012
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Artists will be featured in a special news article every Saturday. Major points to =SilverInkblot and =DrippingWords for doin

General Photography DDs December 2012:iconKaz-D:
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25th Birthday Contest!I'm Turning 25!
In honor of my quarter century (25 years old!) I want you to tell me what you want to accomplish by the time you are 25. If you are already 25, by the time you're 50. Older than 50, 75. Older than 75, 100. Also, if you're older than 75 you have mad props for being here.

The Catch: You can only use 25 words, and I want them to be poetic. You can use whatever format, but you have to use exactly 25 words. And they have to express your wish in a poetic manner.
The Details: Upload your entry to the correct gallery, then send the thumb or link to me in a note titled "25th Bday Contest". I will be counting words, so make sure you get exactly 25 or it will be disqualified. You can enter as many times as you wish.
The Prize: Three winners will receive 250 points each and a feature in my journal. Each entrant can win only once.
I'm Looking For: Words that inspire, create desire, make

Lit Fortnightly - 14 March 2012What you'll find in this article: There's that intro again... | Current Lit Going-Ons | General info on the Lit Community | The past week's lit DDs
What is this business?!
This is a small update on what's going on around the literature community, that's what this business is. The idea is to try and make the community more readily accessible for everyone, whether you're new or have been here for a while.
Please note: these updates will not be all-encompassing in terms of community happenings, as the community is quite frankly rather large. Instead, this article will focus specifically on things that are currently ongoing, or happened within the past fortnight. If you're looking for something more general and comprehensive, why not give `IrrevocableFate's Love dA Lit a read?
If there is something that is not included in an update that you would like

Literature DD Roundup- April 2012 April Literature Daily Deviations
Hello Everyone!
Another month of 2012 has swiftly passed by, but another month full of literature just for you! Here is a roundup of this month’s Daily Deviations:
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Project Educate: Interviewing Orwald!*Orwald has been on deviantART for just a year but has astounded the Still Life Photography community with her fantastic works. As well as putting together beautiful features of others works, *Orwald strives for the best with her own and shares some of her tips here...
What inspires you to explore Still Life Photography?
I like to show the things around us. It`s very interesting to find some ordinary objects at home and try to show them from different views/ I can`t say that there is some area of Still Life photography that I like the most but I recently noticed that there are a lot of "fruit" and "cup" shots in my gallery

What are the difficulties and rewards of Still Life?
I'm not a professional photographer so there is always a dilemma - how to place all objects together, how to make the light and whole the scene look naturally. I like to play with colour combinations and it`s the

Life Through a Lens 5Welcome to the fifth edition of Life Through a Lens - a regular photography feature showcasing some of the recently submitted deviations within the Photography gallery.
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Week One; Week Two; Week Three; Week Four
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Photography Weekly: Edition Ten Photography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
"“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
-Marc Riboud-
Community Relations News...
Firstly - and something I am MOST excited about is that #projecteducate has become a group! That means that we can bring you the latest articles and features much easier and you can join as a member to get the full benefits!
As a member of the deviantART community there are some Community Relations changes that affect YOU. For the full updates you can Read More Here.

There was a 3 month rule for Daily Deviations which meant that once you received one there had to be three months before you could receive another. That rule has changed to become Six Months.

As Community Volunteers we are only allowed to submit one Da

Project Educate - Architecture OverviewThis week ^Kaz-D and myself are bringing you an overview of the Photography Galleries on deviantART. This won't replace the full weeks planned by the specific community volunteers for specific galleries - but instead it will help to give you a mini introduction into what's out there.
Architecture

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Bridges & Suspended Structures

Photographs of bridges and other suspended architectural structures.

Exterior

Photographs depicting the exterior of a building or any finished architectural construction.

Interior

Photographs depicting the interior of a building or any finished architectural construction.

Statues & Monuments

Photographs of statues, monuments and mortuary stones.
Photographing Architecture - Tips
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MINI Contest [CLOSED]Okay, so I though about holding a little contest.
I have the characters names, their design that I haven't finished yet, and a little glimpse of what I want the story to be.
But, I need more plot, more awesomeness and love! :iconiloveitplz:
SO!!
I though it would be an awesome idea to hold a mini writing contest.
FIRST CATEGORY

Over 1000 words.

I doesn't need to be detailed. You just need to create a plot in a misterious, futuristic atage but keep the greek/grecian-like atmosphere.

My characters are elements gods, so you must incorporate them in some way in the story. They must be mentioned as T H E 'G O D S'. There's twelve of them, and each one rules over one important element. There's no need to mention each one of them or the elements in itself. the importance in the story is that THE MAIN GOD character was born as human, which is somethign that could NEVER happen. He was raized in a normal way for the time, a

The Literature Community ExperimentThis is a typical example of a ^Beccalicious shower pondering! The idea of this is to try and bring together as many people as possible all in one journal, but not for the sake of making a big number, but to encourage interaction and share useful tidbits. We often say the "literature community" has drifted apart over the past few years and this is just one attempt to try get people to come back together. It's a little hippy, perhaps a far-fetched idea, which is why I am calling it an "experiment". This could be successful and could be a complete fail- only you guys and your efforts can decide its fate!

Wow! The response for this has been HUGE!!! Thank you so much all of you who have participated! Don't forget to add #CRLiterature to your watch as well as replying to all these wonderful comments!

The Experiment
So you may be new to the literature side of deviantART, or you may be one of those long

Photography Weekly: Edition FifteenPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
― Margaret Atwood
In the UK Spring is most definitely here. And with it comes a plethora of Photo-graphical opportunities. Whilst there are the flowers, trees and in particular blossoms coming into bloom there are also the youngsters. Baby Animals! Birds beginning to nest and in general it seems - an influx of human babies too! There is no shortage of opportunities to take a photo at this time of year here and there are some useful tips to get you out and about making the most of the season...
Use sunrises and sunsets - the lightest part of the day at lunchtime and the dusky evenings to capture spring landscapes at their best. Utilize the foggy mornings with sun streaming through too! Avoid white light - at this time of year it's incredibly harsh and doesn't do much to enhance your photos. And also k

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Letters to Santa's Workshop WINNER and NEW PROMPT!

Journal Entry: Wed Jan 2, 2013, 8:31 PM

Greetings everyone!

Great job to all that entered this month's prompt, "Letters To Santa's Workshop!" Everyone's entry had something special about it that made us feel it was definately the holiday season.

And now, without further ado, the winner is...

Dear Santa's WorkshopDear Santa’s workshop,
Please may I speak to the man in charge, the big guy in the red suit.

You see, Santa, my Guardian died this morning and I couldn’t help but think how weird life is, how it just ends and that’s it. They’re gone and there’s just this empty space left that can’t ever be re-filled. By anyone. Personally, I’ve never been afraid of death. I see it that it’s like being asleep. You’re not really conscious of the fact until you wake up; only, you don’t wake up so you’re never conscious of the fact you’re dead. You’re mind just shuts down and you don&
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Congradulations! Here are the other entries for this prompt:

A Letter To SantaDear Santa,
It’s been a long time since I believed you exist in the flesh - bright red suit, fluffy beard and twinkling eyes - but I’ve always believed that you exist in the hearts and souls of the people who would rather give than receive. I believe that you exist for children who have not learned that the world can be cruel and harsh and unforgiving. I believe that you exist for the people who need you to.

You see, I don’t see you just as the giver of toys and presents. I think of you as being everybody’s favourite grandad. You have time for every one of your billions of grandchildren, time for them to sit on your

Rise of the YetiDear Yeti,
I, personally, thought the blue robots and red Easter eggs looked fabulous.
With Condolences, Luci.:thumb342025531:

Letter to SantaDear Santa,

This year, I've been trying my hardest to remain good even in the face of personality clashes. I do all my homework and in essence "pay my dues". What I seriously want for Christmas isn't exactly a material gift. What I want is to take a trip back out west to visit my girlfriend Heather over the course of the January I am off from school. Whether for a mere 2 day weekend or a bountiful 2 week getaway, this is what I want. The physical part I imagine would be a ticket for whatever service can cross the 500 mile span that separates us. Please help me spend the holidays with my priceless beloved.

Thanks,
The Golden Knight
Jay

Dear SantaDear Santa

Hey big guy. It's me.
Now I know I haven't believed in you ever but I have a request for you. Every year kids write you lists and lists of things they want for Christmas. I just want two things. They aren't for me. See, I would make them myself but I know you have much better equipment and skill so here it goes.

I would like two music boxes. One that has Chris Stewarts laugh when you open it and the other that has Deanna Rivers laugh. You see, I don't know if you get cable up there in the north pole but this past weekend, there was this really bad car crash. A drunk driver hit a car and caused it to flip over several times. The

January Prompt: Letters to A New You!

Normal rules apply! Since December didn't bring about the end of the world like some people thought, what is to become of you now? What are your new resolutions and what would your life be like if you accomplised at least one or all of them? Would it be vastly different, or the same but slightly better? 2013 is the year some thought would never come, so will it be the year that anything can happen? HAVE FUN!