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History of Children's Literature to the 1900's by ATrue, journal

History of Children's Literature to the 1900's

Sep 5, 2012

%ArtHistoryProject (https://www.deviantart.com/arthistoryproject) :iconcrliterature: This is a history of the development of children's literature. Some of the more philosophical points were touched upon by ThornyEnglishRose (https://www.deviantart.com/thornyenglishrose) in her article "Children's Literature, Morality + Changing Ideals." For this article, I'm going to focus on the major historical events in the world of children's literature up to the turn of the 20th century. I can't possibly touch on this genre's rich history, so I encourage you to read more on the subject if the subject interests you. Introduction Prior to the mid-18th century, children’s literature did not exist. While there were many stories po

100 Themes - CLICHES by ATrue, literature

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100 Themes - CLICHES

This 100 Theme Challenge is about taking old cliches and twisting them to write something unique and intriguing. These can be inspiration for any type of literature: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, scripts, etc. The list of cliches below was compiled mostly by scrolling through our own deviantART poetry gallery. It's appaling to see how many cliches are still being used in their original form with no effort given to making them new or interesting! The struggle for a lot of writers, I think, is that they make the cliche too much a focal point of their writing, rather than using it simply for inspiration or relatability. I want to say this to al

My FavorLIT Things by ATrue, literature

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My FavorLIT Things

to be sung to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music Tweets from Lit-Twitter and rambles from Trevor Workshops and sutures and fruitful endeavors Preposterous prompts followed by screams These are a few of my favorLIT things Lit quotes from Rosie and updates from Lili Smiles from Amber and haikus from kitty Coming together for groups that need these These are few of my favorLIT things TFP Features and folks I admire Healthy debates over Stephanie Meyer Poetry paupers who think they are kings These are a few of my favorLIT things When trolls attack When bugs run wild When I'm feeling sad I simply remember my f

Winter HaikuWrimo 2009 by ATrue, literature

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Winter HaikuWrimo 2009

---------- 01 ---------- Snowbanks attempt to hide protruding garbage. ---------- 02 ---------- Layered bodies brace, engaging the elements. ---------- 03 ---------- Blinding white-- I see it in my dreams and every waking hour. ---------- 04 ---------- Bundled robots walk turn wave with frozen smiles. ---------- 05 ---------- Passive city workers plow streets, cover sidewalks. ---------- 06 ---------- In my country people envy styrofoam snow. ---------- 07 ---------- Chilled bare feet fidget eagerly at the door: Daddy's home. ---------- 08 ---------- Snow on ice a camouflage ignored behind the wheel. ----

He Gave Me A Rose by ATrue, literature

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He Gave Me A Rose

He gave me a rose; It represented our eternal love, until it wilted three days later. When you asked me what I wanted I told you anything but flowers. The rose is a hypocrite: not at all profound and even less prolific. So, you got me a rose made of glass, and we laughed together as I placed it on a shelf. There it collected dust, until it was toppled by the tiniest jolt. I gingerly collected the pieces of fractured romance, while you cajoled me with it doesn't matter. One day you gave me a diamond, cut to look like a white rose (of sympathy). I kept it, but I never got you back.

With Flowers in Her Hair by ATrue, literature

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With Flowers in Her Hair

She spent her childhood drawing circles and stick figures and criticizing her reflection in convex sides of soup spoons. The daffodil she always wore dwarfed her by comparison, a contrast she was compelled to create. She loved being told she was even prettier than the flowers in her hair. Everyone in her small town knew how lovely she was— and how disciplined! they’d say— a young girl with such determination. But she scrutinized herself into concave submission, ever striving in a state of inconsolable beauty. They eventually stopped admiring her resolve or comparing her beauty with that of nature. The photo

10 Tips for Novel Writers by ATrue, literature

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10 Tips for Novel Writers

1. Don’t Find Time, Make It. Too many authors think that they will “find” the time to write sometime today or this week or next month. But think about it: when was the last time you said, “Hey, look! I just found a twenty fifth hour in my jacket pocket!” You know how many hours there are in a day, so stop fooling yourself. If you’re going to have time to write, you need to make time to write. Whether you set aside the same hour every day or use those few minutes you have between classes, make sure you’re devoting that time entirely to your writing, not sharing it with your favourite reality tv show. Writing

Single by ATrue, literature

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Single

As my morning routine has its coffee and picks at the eggs on my plate the yolks stare, condemning me with their sunnyside reproach. I challenge them, raising my fork with a menacing scowl, but they are firm. Morning light from the dining room window refracts off my ring finger— a blinding defeat. For all my posturing I have nothing to show but an unbreakable casing. The gem is heavy, restricting my movements, and the band is tight, constricting my breath. Those heaving sighs in the dark are, in fact, acts of hyperventilation, brought on by an acute sense of what I’ll never be again.

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Introducing the Premium Content Platform by Heidi, journal

Introducing the Premium Content Platform

Jul 10, 2012

DeviantART is proud to announce our Premium Content Platform Providing the ability for content creators to become sellers and generate real earnings by making digital files of their high-quality work available for download. Sellers are able to set their own prices while retaining 80% of all revenue earned, and buyers are able to quickly get the things they want with the satisfaction of supporting the artists they love. What is Premium Content? The Premium Content Platform was built to represent high-quality content — the premier pieces in an artist's repertoire of work. We encourage the sale of everything from comics or stor

Dead Bodies Don't Cry by QuirkyCuriousBex, literature

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Dead Bodies Don't Cry

i. You are born with twisted feet and a pockmark on your chest. Your poor mother is drenched in sweat, straining to breathe, thanking God that it's over. She cradles you in her arms and kisses your forehead with curved lips. Your father reaches out to hold you but has to pause because your mother will not release you yet. The family pays a visit, hovering in awe, praising, laughing. You look around for someone to blame. ii. When you learn to write you use all the wrong letters because you feel sorry for the ones that get left out, like X and Z. And you wear mismatched clothes because you don't like the idea that only certain colors "go t

Synesthesia by QuiEstInLiteris, literature

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Synesthesia

I fell in love with a pianist's hands. They danced across my skin in minuets, his fingers tripping cadenzas up and down my spine. He brushed sonatas through my hair and across my shoulders, pianissimo. I trembled beneath his trills. The primal, earnest rage of Bach swelled in hot crescendos along my throat, beneath my ribs, guided by his hands --- Mozart, coolly logical, raised goosebumps down my arms --- Chopin soothed the fire and finally calmed my hammering heart. I fell in love with a pianist's hands, listening from the back of the coffee shop while my lungs fought for breath, making wishes until he was gone.

Celebrating the Song Collectors by monstroooo, literature

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Celebrating the Song Collectors

"Doesn't anybody care about truth anymore? Maybe that's what songs are for." -Hayes Carll I've loved music for many years. As I've grown, my tastes have grown with me. And as I'm a poet at heart, I've noticed that what develops most over the years is an increased appreciation for the stories behind and around the music. The passage of time has imbued me with a respect for the importance of songs: something which has been at the front and center of my mind since last weekend, when the final piece of a lifelong puzzle fell into place. An English folk singer by the name of Vin Garbutt told me the following story, which I'll re-tell in m

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May 4, 2015

Remember those lit community updates I used to do that posted volunteer opening, contests, prompts, etc.? Just realized a real world application... Digging them out!

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Apr 24, 2015

Why hello there!

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Does anyone still watch my page? I left DeviantArt three years ago in an effort to reevaluate my priorities. It worked! My life has taken some twists and turns, but I've finally found a balance between work and home. I now run a small but steady writing and editing business called Cursor Communications. You can visit my company website for more information on that. I recently had the privilege of being the Featured Writer for Timmins Voices, a local reading series for local writers and musicians. I received a lot of great feedback from that session, which renewed my interest in getting published. For those interested in my family life, I ha

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Nov 12, 2012

Lit Fundraiser and Me

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Hello all my faithful watchers, You may or may not have noticed that I've been quiet for quite a while. I pulled away from dA significantly, partially because I'm busy in real life, and partly because I don't feel quite at home here anymore. There isn't one thing I can put my finger on that makes me feel this way; it seems to be more of a series of things that separately are insignificant, but added up mean a lot. I was finally able to make a trip to Los Angeles this year, and even with three months of advanced warning, a visit to HQ didn't happen for various reasons (no one person's fault in particular). I think that was the straw that brok