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I've recently left my job in the game industry so that I could focus more of my time and attention on Lackadaisy.  Patreon is my weapon of choice in trying to see this to fruition. If more Lackadaisy comic updates, illustrations, tutorials, mini-comics, books and other things interests you, please do check it out! Notes on Character Design I received the question pictured below at my tumblr blog.  In case it's useful to anyone here, I decided to go ahead and use this otherwise dormant journal to share the article I put together in response. Character design and drawing are tome-sized topics and even if I had all the answers (I don't - I h

One of the best things about being a writer on deviantART is the opportunity to be  featured in a Daily Deviation (DD). While most literature communities can only offer you an audience of other writers, deviantART can expose your work to an incredible range of artists - and even non-artists (and other assorted muggles). A DD is a golden ticket to the kind of exposure which is so hard for a struggling wordsmith to find. And yet, the systems behind DDs seem to be a mystery to a large part of the deviantART community. Our recent poll suggests that almost half of our voters don't understand what DDs are or how they work. WritersInk (https://www.deviantart.com/writersink) is step

Our first Round-up of 2013, and may there be plenty more to follow! Let's open the new year with a celebration of the following literary works that have attracted our attention over the last few weeks. Recent Highlights! :star:  Dried Orchids: (Spaghetti Western) by Canis44 (https://www.deviantart.com/canis44) Vengeance, black powder, tyranny. This is the west, a cruel and merciless world. A wrenching story told in a range of poetic forms, to be appreciated for both its content and its construction. :star:  Daedalus Falls (The Fleet Will Remember) by DodgingTheBeat (https://www.deviantart.com/dodgingthebeat) Daedalus is falling, and hope of victory against humanity's sprawling decadence is falling with her

WHOOSH! This week's Round-up is running late, but moving quickly! :sprint: This Week's Highlights! :star:  Fool by ResidentNobody (https://www.deviantart.com/residentnobody) From an America with no jobs and no alcohol comes a story about a man who runs away from the circus, only to crawl back six months later. ResidentNobody (https://www.deviantart.com/residentnobody) tells a story that pits the desire for change against the crushing inevitability of what is and will always be. For a touch of melancholy fiction, Fool is our favourite of the week. Serve with a bottle of whiskey on an empty stomach. :star:  frozen/headlights by amy-derfer (https://www.deviantart.com/amy-derfer) Love can be crippling, surprising, intoxicating; love can be frostbite, li

WritersInk feels loved this week. And you should feel loved, too! Why? Because of the many reasons to love dA Lit. Here's one of our favourites: "The Lit Community makes me feel accepted in a way I've never felt before. People come to know me through my writing, which is the most authentic part of myself" This Week's Highlights :heart:  A Kappa Named Cucumber by JiaLi (https://www.deviantart.com/jiali) A little boy goes down to the river to play, laden with a bucket, an umbrella (for it's been raining all week), and some cucumber sandwiches. What he finds beneath the water will stay with him forever... An absolutely charming children's story. It's well-written, easy t