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So, Joe.
The paint glares.
He takes off his utilitarian glasses, briefly, and swipes the fabric of his shirt over the lenses in smooth, even circles. Carefully, he resettles them, allowing the frames to latch onto flesh and find a comfortable position. This is a sight worth seeing, and worth seeing well.
The graffiti arcs across the wall in grand sweeps: the green bulge of a letter, the jagged magenta of an outline, the crackling blue of a fading slur. Also, maroon—a dark color, pale in contrast to the clamoring cacophony of the other hues. The maroon hisses as it erupts from the can, etching its way across the concrete wall.
Hunched over on t
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Motivation for Novelists
Motivating myself to write and keeping that motivation throughout a writing project is one of the biggest challenges I face as a writer. I get the impression a lot of other people struggle with it as well.
There are a lot of tools out there such as the Write or Die program and National Novel Writing Month designed to keep you motivated, but they're just gimmicks in my opinion. Writing takes a lot of time and effort, and we as humans need a very compelling reason to exert ourselves in such an extreme manner. A timer or deadline typically isn't good enough.
The only effective long-term motivator is a real, tangible reward. Finishing a novel i
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Autumn Follows Summer
I always thought the leaves
would never fall,
that summer would last forever,
and I'd stay long enough
to see you smile.
I always thought the stars
would kiss me to sleep each night,
that the sun would wait an extra hour,
and you'd sleep by my side
in the moonlight.
I never thought the raindrops
would prove such poor confidantes;
they dried faster than my tears
and I couldn't tell them all the
secrets that I'd kept from you.
I never thought the snowflakes
would melt into my sorrows;
they blanketed the grounds quickly
and I couldn't find the path to
help me escape the past I'd lead with you.
I never thought the leaves
woul
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The Thanksgiving Note Project 2011
For the past three years, ikazon (https://www.deviantart.com/ikazon) (well, it was held by GaioumonBatou (https://www.deviantart.com/gaioumonbatou), but he looks the same, so it's the same guy) has organised the Thanksgiving Note Project. What is the Thanksgiving Note Project? This is what GaioumonBatou (https://www.deviantart.com/gaioumonbatou) said, three years ago:
"I want people to send me notes on DA telling me what they are thankful for! It can be something simple, like being thankful for a sunny day, or it can be personal, like being thankful a loved one or family member is alive: so long as you're thankful for it, that's what counts!"
Here is his journal last year on the topic: http://gaioumonbatou.deviantart.com/journal/Thanksg
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