How to get more from your commenters!If like me you crave critique and feedback, but only ever get "nice work" comments, here are some tips to get what you want!First of all, allow me to briefly elaborate on what I mean by critique and feedback.Critique - Noun, A detailed analysis and assessment of something.Someone who offers you a critique gifts you with a full evaluation of the good and bad parts of your piece, as well as offering ideas for its improvement.Feedback - Noun, Information about reactions to a product.They let you know which parts they like / don't like, and possibly how the piece made them feel.Comments such as "Great work!" "Awesome" don't fall into either of these categories. Reply to them with a question.Asking a question prompts a response. Not only that, but it forces them to take a look at your work again! Below are two screenshots where I have used this technique.Common questions you could ask in
How to Alienate Your Readers in 12 Easy StepsWARNING: There be snark ahead.Disclaimer: These steps assume that you have an intriguing premise for your story. If your premise is boring, overdone or just plain pointless, then you needn't bother with the following advice. You've already successfully alienated readers. Congratulations!1. Grammar? Spelling? Ha! Who needs it? Okay, so it's fanfiction. I mean, fanfiction for crying out loud. Why should grammar matter, right? because, srsly, its like noone expects this tobe the next great american novel or anything like that, i mean i'm just, writing a story about characters from a movie or tv show or whatever and my plot is super goo
Promoting Projects on dAFor the purpose of this article, I'll be referring to projects and contests as Events.Define your event's identityIf you or your Group is running an event, chances are you'll want to get the word out there in a mission to create buzz and encourage more people to join in. First of all, create an identity for your event. This means considering the following points:What is the subject and/or medium(s)?Who will be entering (new artists, Group members, professionals etc)?How will entries be submitted (links to entrants own gallery or Group submissions etc)?What is the timescale (deadlines, announcement of winners etc)?Who is judging, and how (
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