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HOW TO AVOID BEING TROLLED

Welcome to my deviantART guide on how to avoid & handle trolls and other conflicts. Following the advice given here will help you in being a better deviant, and enhance your overall experience within the community.
I would like to point out a few basic things before we begin.

THE BASICS

FIRST: differences.
You are a part of deviantART, which is a community with a vast population of individuals.
These individuals have their own opinions, views, talents, etc. They, also, have distinct personalities and attitudes. These deviants are here for their own personal reasons, as are you. They're people.

You, being a part of deviantART,HOW TO AVOID BEING TROLLED2 years ago in Reviews & Guides

HOW TO WRITE YAOI. SO, YOU WANT TO WRITE TEH BEST YAOI EVARR??!11?
HOW TO WRITE A BL COMIC--ER, MANGA STORY BY DAIOH--SAKURA AT DEVIANTART.COM.

CATEGORY: Satire
DESCRIPTION: Guide on how to write TEH BEST YAOI EVARR.

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You love to see boys doing the nasty. You love to write about boys doing the nasty. Maybe you love to draw boys doing the nasty. HEY, U NOE WAT??! Maybe you should write a yaoi web comic.

All the cool kids are doing it. And if you do it right, you can become Teh Popularz. Because everyone likes to see men getting it on. And if they don’t, they’re probably douche bags. You know thatHOW TO WRITE YAOI.4 years ago in Reviews & Guides

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Quick Guide: Story OrganizingA Quick Guide to Organizing Your Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel
I'm going to try and briefly cover World Building specifically for Fantasy and Science Fiction (though it will apply in general to any setting), both major and minor Characters, and some basics of Timeline here. I am not going to walk you step by step through how to write your own story, but you should (hopefully) get some useful tips out of this.

I never used to organize my novels before I started writing. I have so many stories in my head, I would just pick one and start writing. I didn't have trouble keeping to the same details of a given character because I knew them so well. But afteQuick Guide: Story Organizing2 years ago in Reviews & Guides

How To 'Flesh Out' an OC

char•ac•ter
The aggregate of features and traits that form the
individual nature of some person or thing.

In this tutorial I will guide you through a way to 'flesh out' an Original Character (Also known as an OC). Before we begin, let's go through the basics.

A character is quite simply one who possesses qualities that define them from someone else. Every character is original and unique. A character can not only be human, but an animal, an alien, or anything that the imagination can come up with.

However, characters are often difficult to create, because to put it bluntly, you are in a sense creating a new being. This being How To 'Flesh Out' an OC2 years ago in Reviews & Guides

100 theme challange form1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. Time is running out
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Friendship
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
39. Dreams
40. Dragons
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Hate
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
100 theme challange form3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

THE Zombie Survival Guide*This part is for newbies. Skip down to the dashes if you already know this stuff.*

Okay, so first of all, a zombie is a reanimated corpse that lurches around looking for human flesh. Different breeds may be reasoned with, or even "cured" back to the original personality. However, the most typical zombies:

-Are incoherent. They will not be reasoned with or threatened.
-They don't sleep.
-They seem to like brains, but most will settle for a nice hunk of your flesh.
-The come in different speeds, from crawling to shambling to running. Most are shambling along at a slow slow walk.
-They do not drown or asphyxiate.
-Some will burn easily wTHE Zombie Survival Guide2 years ago in Reviews & Guides

What I've Learned From dAWhat I've Learned From the Staff at dA

-You have to cough up some cash if you want to actively request helpful Critique

-Your satisfaction and artistic well-being is not as important as gimmicks to make a couple of bucks

-If you want a worth-while royalty from selling your Prints you better hope some shmuck is willing to pay thirty dollars for a 4" x 6" unframed photograph

-Tracing is okay

-Bases are art

-You can steal as many images as you like if the original artist isn't the one reporting you

-Even if the original artist isn't on dA or is dead and so can't report it themselves

-If the picture isn't exactly the same as the original What I've Learned From dA3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

How To Make a Worth It FemaleWarning: Excessive Cursing Ahead

Women have come a long way in society and in real life. This has also been seen reflected in many works of fiction with many different female characters. But female characters just gotta follow certain lines if they just wanna make the cut and play it with the big boys in a big boy world. So here are some tips to make a deep, meaningful, and completely well thought out female character!

1. Face Her face must always be round, cherubic, or child-like. Don't want it too angular or she'll look too old. If it's too long she'll look like a horse. If it's round, it will always have a youthful, pretty look, almost lHow To Make a Worth It Female3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

Time Travel Do's and Don'tsDo's and Don'ts of Time Travel
So, you've finally done it. You've scraped together the millions of dollars, dozens of passports, countless vaccinations and hours and hours of anachronistic language classes. The day is at long last here, and you are ready to take that romantic little vacation – through time. Yes, time travel is everything you've been told. You will meet exotic people, doing exotic things in exotic eras. You will get to see the "Good Old Days" when they were better known as "These Wretched Times." But, before you hit the app button on your genius phone, there are a few things you should know:
Time Travel Don'ts
Don't Time Travel Do's and Don'ts2 years ago in Reviews & Guides

How to Win an ArgumentEveryone gets into arguments at some point in their life. Electronic communication receptacles are no exception. If anything, one is more -likely- to find that it is easier to become embroiled in an online argument than anything else.

1. CAP THAT If there's one sure-fire way to make a point stronger, it's typing in ALL CAPS. Considering that there are many instances when sound can't travel over the net, one must find the next best available way to be heard. This "next best" way is through "shouting," which just happens to be done online through typing in CAPS. Just like screaming, shouting, and general tantrum-throwing in real life, this metHow to Win an Argument3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

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100 themes challenge list100 themes
1. Smile
2. Love
3. Happy
4. Sad
5. Angry
6. Hatred
7. Betrayal
8. Unexpected
9. Forgiven
10. New arrival
11. Dream land
12. Death
13. Friend
14. Forbidden love
15. Sunset
16. Sunrise
17. Twilight
18. Spring
19. Summer
20. Autumn
21. Winter
22. Forgotten
23. Alone
24. Scared
25. Fate
26. Luck
27. Skill
28. Pain
29. Injury
30. Lake
31. Sea
32. Beauty
33. Pretty
34. Ugly
35. Revenge
36. Scarred
37. Impossible
38. Evil
39. Angel
40. Devil
41. Sparkles
42. It wasn't me
43. He did it
44. The dog ate it
45. Run away
46. Victim
47. Jealous
48. Male
49. Female
50. On top of the world
51.100 themes challenge list3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

A Note on Writing Characters

My dearest, darling Author:

I enjoyed reading your book, I really did. But there were some things that simply got on my nerves.

Your need to tell me absolutely everything, as if every tiny detail were just so integral to the plot, was supremely annoying. I do not need to know a character's hair and eye color when I first meet them, or every detail down to the style of his buttons when he walks into a scene; I do not necessarily need to know what his lunch was or that he went bowling with the guys last Saturday and has been in the league for five years. Take for instance that scene on the veranda, where the one protagonist stepped up to the A Note on Writing Characters3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

Thoughts On Bella SwanYeah, well, I've been reading a bunch of Twilight-based rants lately and thought I'd hop on the bandwagon while it's still fresh. **FAIL** For all you Bella-haters out there, please enjoy. For all of you who actually like Bella and are about to argue with me, YOU CAN SLAP YOURSELF SILLY WITH A FISH FOR ALL I CARE. C:

Where to begin? Bella is, without a doubt, an absolute train wreck of a character. It's actually difficult to decide which of her alarmingly numerous flaws (despite her being a fault-less character) require attention first. Nevertheless, let's get started.

Bella Swan is the queen of Mary Sues, if not the goddess of Mary Sues, hThoughts On Bella Swan5 years ago in Reviews & Guides

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Words To Avoid"Words To Avoid In Creative Writing"

We've all heard there are some no-no words in creative writing - these are words that you want to avoid "at all costs" some people say, but do you know which they are, and why you should avoid them? Well, I didn't the first time I saw a list of "words to avoid", and not surprisingly, a lot of people who write these lists don't know why either. (I know, SHOCK! GASP! just because someone wrote a guide doesn't mean they know what they're talking about.)

So, this morning I went on a word-finding spree to find these "word lists" and find out WHY I was supposed to avoid these words - and more importWords To Avoid3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

Steampunk Fashion: Use of Color Theory and Metals5 months ago in Reviews & Guides

Commission Guide revised7 years ago in Reviews & Guides

My Really Long Webcomic GuideJenny's Really Long Webcomic Guide

I have been getting quite a few emails and questions about starting up your own webcomic, so I decided to compile all the articles I'd written before into this one comprehensive guide.

This massive wall of text has several sections:

- How to start
- Getting the story started
- Readership & research
- The Internets!
- Art
- Launching
- Yes!

These are my own guidelines, based on my own experiences, and these are my solutions to the problems and issues I have encountered along the way. This is not necessarily the one true way. There are probably many different solutions to any problem. And a bajillionMy Really Long Webcomic Guide3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

How to make Muffin-Tin Pies

This is a really fun recipe I use for the Holidays and parties! ^-^
The steps listed below will make approximately one/one-and-a-half batches of twelve mini mixed-berry pies. Just use a regular muffin tin, and you can use paper muffin cups if you like, but if you don't I recommend spraying the ENTIRE muffin tin (not just the cups) before putting in the dough to help them come out easier. :)

The Oven will need to be pre-heated to 350 degrees before the pies can go in the oven.

Dough Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons of salt
1/2 cup shortening (I generally use Crisco)
3/4 cup butter (chilled)
6 Tablespoons of iceHow to make Muffin-Tin Pies6 months ago in Reviews & Guides

Why I Think Twilight Sucks

The majority of my non-working summer draws to a close today, and what better way to waste time than write? I must admit I’ve been drawn to writing a little bit more over the past week, sparked by the visual consumption of Anti-Twilight rants. Many of the points I plan to bring up have been covered in every other Anti-Twilight rant that I’ve read, but if this is the only one you ever plan on reading, than for the sake of sparing you the humiliation of liking Twilight, I’ll cover them ALL as best I can.

Let me start right off the bat with the most obvious flaw in Twilight; the characters’ personalitWhy I Think Twilight Sucks4 years ago in Reviews & Guides

The Ten Commandments of Fanfiction Writing1. Thou shall not take credit for work that does not belong to them.

One of the most important rules of fanfiction writing, in my opinion: Credit the original creator. Always have a disclaimer somewhere amongst your works, whether it be each individual chapter or just a simple "I own nothing" statement on your profile. I, being a lazy ass, use the latter choice of that sentence. If you make the decision to use song lyrics for something, credit the artist as well. Same with fanart--the characters you are drawing are not yours. I hate to break it to you, but you don't own Rainbow Dash. The Sonic Screwdriver did not pop up first in your overactThe Ten Commandments of Fanfiction Writing6 months ago in Reviews & Guides

How to Write a NovelOr at least how I plan to write my novels. Right now I'm tweaking a novel for release (aka Fine Drafting it). No matter how essential this step is, fine drafting a book doesn't feel like real writing, so I thought I would flex my writing muscles by trying to recapture what it took to bring this book into existence. What burbled up from the morass seemed about as wiry as Jeffy's run through gangland in the Family Circus cartoon that never made it to print (ask your parents kids). So. I decided to iron the process out and streamline the steps into what you might call "Ikea Instructions for Writing a Novel" a short simple guide to the mechanicalHow to Write a Novel3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

435 Writing Prompts!1. Violinist. (Or violin)
2. Insomniac.
3. Paper aeroplane.
4. Dandelion seed.
5. Feather.
6. She sings.
7. Dragonfly toes.
8. A stolen ring.
9. Broken wristwatch.
10. Missing tooth.
11. Horoscope.
12. Fairytale gone wrong.
13. Cliché.
14. Ribbon.
15. Renaissance.
16. Staccato.
17. Cadence.
18. Asphyxiate.
19. Lucky rabbit's paw.
20. Freckles.
21. 3:28am.
22. Kaleidoscope.
23. Icarus.
24. 1000 paper cranes.
25. Origami.
26. Hallucination.
27. Puppet show.
28. Triskaidekaphobia. (Fear of the number thirteen.)
29. Hourglass.
30. Letters to the moon.
31. Jupiter.
32. Ballet shoes.
33. Spider.
34. Silhouette.
35. Breathless. (Or, breathlessly.)
3435 Writing Prompts!9 months ago in Reviews & Guides

Ten Commandments of Writing1. Have an original plot.

If every book was the same, we'd get bored with them pretty quick. Variety is what gives that special spice. Try to come up with a story that's entirely your own. If your work is based off another work, however loosely, make sure you use your own style. Don't just repeat what someone else has already written. Nobody likes a copycat, and you could face an unpleasant lawsuit that way.

2. Have a good title.

If you want people to read your book, you'll need a title that will catch their eye. Make it exciting, but keep it brief, too. Don't make your title so long that it wears the reader down. Try to stay within the liTen Commandments of Writing3 years ago in Reviews & Guides

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