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Late 100s + Monthly Features

Nov 24, 2016

October's Features ~Vjaz (https://www.deviantart.com/vjaz) :icontyrie2001: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 17th - 23rd :thumb640794310: :thumb641501844: :thumb640455226: :thumb641713673: :thumb638730037: :thumb641087886: :thumb641848646: :thumb641070431: :thumb641231911: :thumb640959551: :thumb640676518: :thumb640669371: :thumb640754794: :thumb607254526: :thumb640986201: :thumb641860089: :thumb641887445: :thumb640233910: :thumb640510290: :thumb641277055: :thumb641094421: :thumb641157060: :thumb641565070: :thumb641580921: :thumb641721823: :thumb641760374: :thumb641391976: :thumb641490942: :thumb640818379: :thumb640873418: :thumb641155924:

Ego Stroking

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My Inspirations

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Photography

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APN Features: Winter Wonderland

Dec 7, 2016

Let it Snow Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we've no place to go Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! It doesn't show signs of stopping And I've bought some corn for popping The lights are turned way down low Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! When we finally kiss good night How I'll hate going out in the storm! But if you'll really hold me tight All the way home I'll be warm The fire is slowly dying And, my dear, we're still goodbying But as long as you love me so Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! This song was written by the lyricist Sammy Cahn and the Broadway songwriter Jul

Photography Tips

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Bastille

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tWR Interviews: Plot Building

Apr 17, 2015

Story Writing Tips

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The APN Guide: Cats in the Streets

Aug 10, 2016

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have pet cats, but you can always still have a chance photographing stray cats around your neighborhood and city! Here are a few tips and tricks to get you started. Finding cats: In some countries there are many stray cats. In Israel- where I live and photograph stray cats- There are quite a lot of cats. If you don’t know where to find cats, it's best to take note of every cat you see day to day. For example, if you are walking to work, or to a bus stop, and see a cat, or a large amount of cats then you should remember where you saw these cats and return later. Though the cats may leave the place, st

Animal Journals

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The Endurance | Final Score

Dec 3, 2016

HAPPY DECEMBER FOLKS! The holidays are drawing near, advent has started, and that means yet another new score for us all to enjoy! Unfortunately, this also entails this being the final score in the series, but it's all okay - we've been so fortunate to have such mindblowing music gifted to us over the past eleven months, and to finish it off, could we have something better? This month's soundtrack is on the journey of Shackleton, the boat that sank in 1914, and the amazing escape of the crew not far from where they were set to end their voyage. This is an incredible, eleven-tracked record and I know for sure you guys are going to love it!

Adam Young

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OneRepublic

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Hozier

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Literature

Imagine Dragons Challenge Part Two!

It comes back to you in a dream, where the two of us are warriors fighting the unknown. I tell you that you’re my battle cry and my living musical just before the darkness consumes me. Everyone believes that I’m dead, but you remember who we are when you see that summer photo of us you took on your polaroid camera. You remember what I said about second chances, and so you pull on your boots, take a crash course in causing trouble and come after me. When you find me, there’s a monster who’s just given me a pistol whip, but you defeat him with your magic tricks and smoke and mirrors. You release me and I cry in your arms

Imagine Dragons

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Literature

The Innocent Blood [The Novelists Contest Entry]

In an instant there is darkness, deeper than he's ever known. The unseen currents tug at his attention as his eyes desperately try to form shapes in the nihilism. His brain, abruptly starved of light, begins to forge delusions. Is there something there? He can't tell, he can't see anything, but he will not be caught unawares and so he pulls his dagger from it's sheath. The weight of the weapon in his hand gives a little comfort to his wildly beating heart. At least if there is some kind of beast here with him, he will not go down without a fight. It's then that the darkness begins it's silent retreat. His eyes squint and adjust as genuine, t

Literature

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Notes are going out

Jun 3, 2015

Original Journal: feeling like i'm lacking purpose... ++ New Scream Journal: Publication Announcement: June 1, 2016 My excitement for this is not fully contained I'll be going through the gallery next and then all past submissions. Then the personalized messages. I'd like to have everyone contacted by next Monday. Once I start going through the individual prompts, that's when the multiple notes will go out. I can't not be a nuisance right now but it's not spam. Each note is necessary for the success of this project. Thank you all for your attention and support This book couldn't happen without you. BEST. COLLAB. EVER. lel I'v

rasp is a genius and needs her own folder

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America

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Fall Out Boy

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Digital Art

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Other Music

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Traditional Art

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Divergent

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Literature

The Mary Sue Litmus Test

Holepunch's Mary Sue Litmus Test: Ah, the Mary Sue. We can't cobble together a truly comprehensive description of what they are, exactly, but we can agree on one thing: an annoying, 'perfect' character who, through a general lack of flaws and character development, is excruciating to sit through and often makes us gnash our teeth, tear our hair, and reach for the back button. This nefarious creature can be measured and detected, so let's all grab our magnifying glasses and get classifying. This is a subjective subject; a trait that drives one person right up the wall might fail to get any reaction from another. As you go through the list, c

Planning Worldbuilding

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RHADS

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Steampunk

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DanielaRiddle

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Now You See Me

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Literature

Silent Streets: Day 29

Day 29 Four days of a nomadic life and already I’m wondering why I thought of doing this. Most nights I haven’t slept and when I have it’s made no difference. I wish I had someone with me. I don’t care who, just someone. Even if it was the most annoying person on earth I’d be happy. But I guess if there was anyone around, they’d be pointing and laughing at me. I’ve been going round with essentially four bags – one with food and medication, one with stuff like this note pad, pencils, my mp3 player and a change of clothes, I have my 5-string and amp-plug on my back and, naturally, I have my bum-ba

Silent Streets FireoftheBass

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Sherlock

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bababug

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Crossover

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Tom Hiddleston

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Loki

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Avengers

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Autumn Photography Contest: Results!

Nov 3, 2016

Thank you for joining us at AnimalsPlantsNature (https://www.deviantart.com/animalsplantsnature) for the Autumn Photography month contest! This month we took a break from our usual themed to bring a laid back contest to help everyone enjoy autumn a bit more. But never fear, we're back full swing November 6th with Wild Animals Photography month, bringing you a contest, features, tutorials, and interviews! Want to get involved in a future themed month? Send a note to the group! But we still held the Autumn Photography contest! There were a bunch of wonderful entries and the judges had a difficult time narrowing it down to three winners, but we did it! For a reminder about what the contest

Journals

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Build a Town or City Meme

History 1. Who founded the town and when? 2. What was the location like before it was founded as a town? 3. What were some of the indigenous people in the area like before the town started to boom (if it did)? 4. Where is it exactly? 5. What county is the town/city located in? 6. What were the demographics when it was first founded? Was it mostly French? German? Asian? African? 7. Why was it founded? Were the people escaping persecution? Free land? Looking for something else? 8. What was the main industry in this town when it was founded? Was there a lot of fur trading in the area? Logging? Car manufacturing? 9. Depending on how old

Memes to do

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Long Ass Numbered OC Meme Blank

Pick 13 sorry mother fuckers Characters and do this meme using them! >8D Replace the banks in the half circle thingies with the character's name!! Put them in a random order!! Go! 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) START!!! 1. Describe 6 (____) and 11 (____)'s relationship in one word! 2. 8 (____) decided to have a house party while everyone was gone! How did that go for him/her? What happened when the others returened? 3. 1 (____) is kidnapped and the kidnapper demands a ransom from everyone. After pitching in, what does everyone have to offer the kidnapper?? 4. 5 (____), 8 (____), 9 (____), and 2 (____) now have t

Completed Memes

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Other stuff that has no folder

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Setting by Beth Webb (MUST READ!!)

Sep 24, 2015

Hey, so you remember I went to Scotland last month on a writing holiday? And it was mentored by Beth Webb, a lovely lady and supremely skillful author? And she promised she'd write an article especially for this group? Well BOOM it's here! :onfire: In this, Beth shows us how to make use of setting effectively throughout a story, combining it with characterisation, rather than just dumping it in at the start for description's sake. This comprehensive guide is essential for writers just starting out and adds an extra depth for those who are seasoned in the craft. (This article is especially good for fantasy writers!) Here, Beth illustrates the

Read later

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The Innocent Blood [The Novelists Contest Entry] by picnokinesis, literature

Literature

The Innocent Blood [The Novelists Contest Entry]

Wolf Who Sits the Throne : Dogs,Foxes and Wolves by WeaselWomanCreations, literature

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Wolf Who Sits the Throne : Dogs,Foxes and Wolves

Grinding… Grinding… Agonizing grinding… Roska felt the warm shards twisted from her mouth. The metallic taste of blood flooded into the new hole, but it did nothing for the pain. The throbbing pain behind her head added to it, while also keeping her mind dull and foggy. She didn’t know who was ripping her molars out, specifically that was, but she knew damn well who was behind it all. He was also behind whoever had her clubbed behind the head. It always came down to him. The blood in her mouth boiled and her emerald eyes flicked open. It was a scrawny sort of man she did happen to recognize. He was s

Go to Sleep by MidnightDaybreak, literature

Literature

Go to Sleep

A little more than a mile laid between the small town of Hale and the Key’s Light subdivision in the forests of northern Georgia. The homes there were elegant and new, with clean-cut green lawns, colorful flower gardens, smooth black streets, and quaint lampposts that shone to life every night. It was a small sliver of modern day living that stood contrasted to the thick Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest and the olden-day feel of Hale, a town with barely a thousand people that hadn’t seemed to change in two or three decades. Its inhabitants had lived there for generations, and would probably continue to do so. The only

A New World by thwackcrackers, literature

Literature

A New World

A blinding streak of light and a deafening crack of thunder was all the warning Braden had before he raised his kite shield in mock defense against the oncoming bolt of sheer energy that snaked towards him. His shield hummed with power as a bubble-like ward manifested around him, catching the bolt and harmlessly tossing the energy away to explode further down the arena. Braden’s teeth cringed as his bones rattled and the hair on his neck bristled. The sheer force of the attack collapsed his left arm, sending his kite shield slamming into his chest and his legs faltering beneath his own weight. His brow furrowed as he painfully regained

White Noise by Ophelia192, literature

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White Noise

WHITE NOISE --- I stood and stared. It had been easy to pretend that everything was okay. That the world wasn't falling down around me. But when it's shoved in your face with irrefutable proof it's all you can do to just remember to breathe. And right now breathing is impossible as I stare at her pale skin. Her white-blonde hair. The bruises lining her temple, marring what was once clear skin. They had done well with clearing away most of the blood from the accident, it was obvious they took some care. It wasn't her though. It was just a hollow shell. I couldn't pretend anymore. She was dead. I nodded once at the coroner before turnin

Welcome to Night Vale: Halloween by MidnightDaybreak, literature

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Welcome to Night Vale: Halloween

MIDNIGHTDAYBREAK Hi, this is MidnightDaybreak, NOT the creator of Welcome to Night Vale. I became a fan of the podcast when my wife introduced me to it last summer, and have followed it ever since. It’s such an amazing show, and the writing is beyond phenomenal. I wish I could write that good. For those of you that haven’t heard it before, if you’re a fan of great writing, dark humor, or just all around weird stuff, I highly recommend you check it out. They currently have 58 half hour episodes out, plus 2 hour-long live episodes that are a lot of fun. You can listen to the episodes on iTunes, Podbay, YouTube, or anywhere tha

The Last Three Days of His World by MidnightDaybreak, literature

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The Last Three Days of His World

Bing-bong. The chime of the doorbell interrupted the two children from their play. Five-year-old Leonhart Caesar Viridiano and his four-year-old sister, Lena, both looked hopefully at the front door, wondering who had come to visit. Maybe the mailman was delivering a package. Maybe an older girl had come trying to sell cookies again. Maybe grandma and grandpa were coming over for a visit. Whoever was on the other side of the door, the children were anxious to meet them. Leonhart considered getting up to answer it himself, but he knew better. Mommy and daddy had taught him that answering the door was something only older people could d

to the boy who doesn't plan on leaving by your-methamphetamine, literature

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to the boy who doesn't plan on leaving

how much of me can you swallow, love before you finally purge? I am a cartographer of bad experiences; I can locate precisely where I see our divergence extraordinaire and I can tell you before I have even met you that the skin on my hands is too dry for the softness you plan on caressing me with. let me tell you how this ends; I will show you all the people I have destroyed - flooded to the best of my ignorance, driven wild with jealousy, had whipped with lust and left smoking pot after four promises stating otherwise. let me tell you how this ends; after showing you the blessed catastrophe it is to be human, you will destroy me. you may

the girl who swallowed an orca whale by apoemhowsweet, literature

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the girl who swallowed an orca whale

She’s whispering puddles of paint into the plughole again Tugging the hair at the nape of her neck And prying scabs off her face like creaking cornflakes. She’s trying to clean out the sadness again, By dusting the pantry cupboard behind her bulging belly button. She’s throwing out the bits of old macaroni, the tins of condensed milk, the Campbells cream of mushroom soup, bloated with memories. The spilt Alphabet Spaghetti spells out her pain And she wipes the red away with her blue beating wrist.

Moving Hearts by vonstudios, literature

Literature

Moving Hearts

There was never much to tell when it came to me. So many people treated me like a mystery, and I had no idea why. I don’t think adolescents understand the concept of “difference” too well. As I said, there was never much to tell. I was paper-thin, and for the most part, skin-deep. But there was one thing that was notable. I think it was, at least. I could move things without touching them. You know, like telekinesis. It was nothing impressive, and it always took a little bit of effort that I usually found annoying. I’m a lazy person. Or at least, I think I am. I often did so in class. Just small things, like moving th

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