Join for FREE | Take the Tour Lost Password?

deviantART

 
:iconsuture:

*suture

Locked and Loaded
Sign up to follow this artist's work
ProfileGalleryPrintsFavesJournal
About Me Premium Member Editor sutureUnknown Recent Activity Deviant for 6 Years
2 Month Premium Membership Statistics 4 Deviations
101 Comments
60,312 Pageviews

Newest

Suture Vol. 10
by *suture
Tips For Editing Poetry***Tips For the Novice (and otherwise) - Editing***   
The blanket statement, "Editing/revision harms poetry," is simply wrong.  It's akin to a photographer claiming that focusing the lens ruins the emotion of the photograph.  It is the details, and the appropriate attention paid to them, that separate a photograph from a snapshot.  Imagine a film maker slapping every frame he shot up on the screen without editing for continuity, for pacing, for effect.  What a disaster.  That is not to say that editing can't be destructive - there is such a thing as poor editing, just as there is po Tips For Editing Poetry
by =suture
Tips On Self-PublishingTips On Self-Publishing   
 
I recently decided to self-publish a compilation of my work.  It is something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but have always put off for several reasons; the imagined cost, basic lethargy in editing the damn thing, and laziness when it came to mail-outs to publishers.  If this sounds like you so far, you might be able to benefit from a few things I learned along the way.  Below I will discuss almost everything you will need to know before jumping into a self-publishing project, some pitfalls to avoid, and approximately what to expect to come out of your pocket. Tips On Self-Publishing
by *suture
Tips For the NoviceTips For The Novice  
 
It's an all-too common occurrence on my periodic forays into the world of internet poetry - writing weakened by a lack of fundamental knowledge concerning the essence of poetry writing. There are no rules set in stone about creative writing. The writer that strikes new trails can make a lasting impact on the world of poetry, but the chances of a writer stumbling upon golden words without a solid knowledge base are slim to none. The following tips for novice writers are intended to help shore up those fundamentals, to help the young writer breathe the essence of life into their poems, and to better share that Tips For the Novice
by =suture
Browse Gallery

Eh? What? Speak up!

Mon Nov 23, 2009, 2:31 PM
Hello kiddies! Grandpa Steve finally got enough Geritol in him to summon the strength to shoo the cats off his lap, grab his ear trumpet, and toddle over to the window. 'Course, can't see a damned thing past the end of my nose. Are you kids still on my lawn?

Audrey has expressed interest in the return of the live workshops. I checked and the Suture chat room is still there. Several roaches and coyotes had taken up residence but I charged them, swinging my cane, and wafting my old-man smell at them. The ones that didn't pass out turned tail and skedaddled. A couple of coats of paint and a new tap for the keg and the place will be right as rain.

Is anyone else interested in such a thing? Workshopping, that is?

Oh yeah, and thanks to Toni and Fiona for getting this mess unstuck!




Suture Vol. 1
Suture Vol. 2
Suture Vol. 3
Suture Vol. 4
Suture Vol. 5
Suture Vol. 6
Suture Vol. 7
Suture Vol. 8
Suture Vol. 9
Suture Vol. 10

Image hosted by Photobucket.com

What Happens Here... - by ~TheBunk

What Happens Here..., Chapter 1


Migration of the Butterfly - by `alienhead

Migration of the Butterfly, Part 1
Migration of the Butterfly, Part 2
Migration of the Butterfly, Part 3
Migration of the Butterfly, Part 4
Migration of the Butterfly, Part 5
Migration of the Butterfly, Part 6
Migration of the Butterfly, Part 7


Rose Marie - by `saintartaud

Rose Marie, Part 1
Rose Marie, Part 2
Rose Marie, Part 3


Grim Penance - by ~altruisticlies

Grim Penance, Part 1
Grim Penance, Part 2
Grim Penance, Part 3


Image hosted by Photobucket.com

Suture Supplements Number One: Editor Favorites
Suture Supplements Number Two: Staff Favorites
Suture Supplements Number Three: Prose
Suture Supplements Number Four: Self-Publishing
Essential Graphic Novels, Part 1

Image hosted by Photobucket.com

Tips for the Novice - Editing Poetry by `ndifference
Dylan Thomas: "The force..." by !inziladun
Tips For the Novice by `ndifference
Playboy - Lits and Tits by ~girlonstage
Swift and the English Language by ~girlonstage
Observing Agony by ~manadrake
Aristotle's Pulp Fiction by =kaujot
The Allegory - Animals by ~manadrake
Breaking Bread Breakdown by `nonculture and `ndifference
The Tide Rises -Analysis by ~manadrake

13 Comments | Previous Journal Entries
  • Listening to: Steam
  • Reading: Prescription bottles
  • Watching: Blood pressure

suture should: 

51%
33 deviants said mix things up a bit
45%
29 deviants said resume regular service
5%
3 deviants said take my advice as noted below
4 comments, Previous Polls

Visitors

Comments


:iconapocathary:
`apocathary Oct 27, 2009, 11:47:13 PM
So what's up? This coming back or wut wut wut?

--
soup's up :: sound off :: imagine
:iconstjoan:
^StJoan Jul 27, 2009, 4:45:12 PM
Hot damn, it's good to see this place back!

--
=Texasdevmeet:it's what for dinner
StJoan, M.D. of DramaLlamaology
Literature GM at your service.
:iconstjoan:
^StJoan Jul 30, 2009, 5:27:33 AM
it is good

--
=Texasdevmeet:it's what for dinner
StJoan, M.D. of DramaLlamaology
Literature GM at your service.
:icone-shark47:
*E-Shark47 Jul 27, 2009, 1:14:40 PM
It's like all is right now.

--
I can't be everything to everyone. To thy own self be true.
-Thea Vidale

Dare to be the Dreamer

One day: ^E-Shark47
Hidden by Owner
:iconzphoenixdownz:
~zphoenixdownz Jul 31, 2007, 10:38:35 PM
ain't worth sewin somethin been bled dry

--
i'll stop the world and melt with you
you've seen the difference
and it's getting better all the time
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
suture
:iconsuture:
*suture Aug 3, 2007, 6:13:01 AM
i see a spot

or a prick ;)
:iconzphoenixdownz:
~zphoenixdownz Aug 3, 2007, 7:03:52 AM
out damn spot?

--
i'll stop the world and melt with you
you've seen the difference
and it's getting better all the time
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
suture
:iconzphoenixdownz:
~zphoenixdownz Aug 3, 2007, 6:37:01 AM
probably a prick... lol

--
i'll stop the world and melt with you
you've seen the difference
and it's getting better all the time
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
suture
Previous Page12345...Next Page

Site Map