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Wow! The response for this has been HUGE!!! Thank you so much all of you who have participated! Don't forget to add #CRLiterature to your watch as well as replying to all these wonderful comments! 
) - deadline June 21
1 suggestion per note.
Originality - Whether it be unique thoughts, concepts, imagery, or characters.
Includes GIFs for
Why should I suggest a DD?
It's about the art, and every single attempt you make to get more out there is appreciated.
Not gonna lie, this is the exciting part for me. The cool thing about DDs is that, at the end of the day, they're something that I think the entire site should see. Which doesn't mean only picking stuff I enjoy, but it does mean that I'm the yes/no switch at the end of the chain. If I decline something, you can suggest it to one of the other CVs. Just don't note more than one person at a time.
So! First things first: I expect technical awesomeness. If you notice typos, let the author know and then send the note once they're cleaned up. Have you seen any visual DDs with unintentional anatomy flubs? It's that principle. Not that the stick is wedged so firmly that I'll be like 'they misused a comma NO,' but common sense please. And if it reads like a first draft that's a problem. DDs should be polished. (If literally the only thing wrong with it is proofreading, please send it to me. Some pieces are worth an exception. It is possible to be past a first draft and have imperfect grammar—not everyone's a native English speaker, not to mention conditions like dyslexia.)
Unnecessary verbosity drives me nuts. I try to get over it as it can be stylistic, but stray descriptors when the ambience is conveyed perfectly well without them leave a bad taste behind my eyelids. I discovered journalistic writing and I'm unable to let go of how clean it is, in short.
Honestly, all I want you to do is think, 'Why should the whole site see this?' And if you can't think of three good reasons (that you should totally put in your note to me, GODS YES), reconsider. And please keep in mind that it's a relative scale against everything else the site has to offer.
I think of this a bit like if I were running a magazine: sure, I'll say no to 90% of stuff, but I'd rather see it than not.
But on some personal notes! I AM NOT GOOD AT POETRY. This is me, trying to read non-minimalist (e.g. Eastern) stuff:
If you insist on sending me stuff anyway (which I'm honored to look at, regardless of the fact that I haven't tried to analyze non-Classical poetry since high school), you may want to look at this first.
Also, if you are going to send me narrative free verse: please look in the mirror. Do you see Richard Brautigan? If not, I urge you to send your piece to one of the other CVs, as I'm anal-retentive about things I don't understand. 
Go to my profile (click the cake). Scroll until you see a giant logo with directions. Read through them and then note me! One suggestion per note. Anyway, if you're suggesting literature you must be a good reader, so I don't anticipate problems here. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
No contest entries if the contest is still running. Also, if it has a preview, read this first.
A couple of notes on the foreign languages I actually know well enough to read in (I know a little Greek and Spanish too):
- Je lis meilleur que j'écris en français. Je pense que je peut comprendre les textes français, alors même que je lis très lentment. Tant pis. Mais parce que le site est surtout en anglaise, je nécessite un traduction anglais pour un DD. (Il n'y faut pas qu'un traduction soit merveilleux. Seulement en anglais, je vous en prie.)
- मेरे को थोड़ी सी हिंदी आती है, लेकिन ये साईट अंग्रेजी मैं है, इस लिए कृपया अंग्रेजी भी शामिल करना । (पथ है की शायद सभ अक्षरों गलत लिखे है, गूगल की बतकिस्मत मुझ पैर आगई ।)
Unless the piece is like ridiculously mindblowingly exceptional and the author has no other work in their gallery that would also be a good feature, I will not be featuring anything with over 200 favs. This is a personal choice.
And yes, you should self suggest. If I decline, you're absolutely welcome to go to one of the other
Only note a suggestion to one person. One suggestion, one note. Simple!
Who are the other CVs? They would be ^Beccalicious and ^NicSwaner. I hear they have souls, which should help the whole poetry thing.
Go do that, and if you have any questions, ask ask ask!
Title notwithstanding, you have the right to not like everything. I don't know if you noticed, but the site's kind of gigantor now.
The artist does not choose the feature! Doesn't matter if it's a self suggestion or otherwise. The person who made it happen was whoever featured it. And yet. FAQ #873: What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?
Anyway, props to you for reading through this! Here, have an explosion. (Also props to ^pica-ae for giving me a solid GIF source.)
Who are the other CVs? They would be ^Beccalicious and ^NicSwaner. I hear they have souls, which should help the whole poetry thing.
Go do that, and if you have any questions, ask ask ask!
Title notwithstanding, you have the right to not like everything. I don't know if you noticed, but the site's kind of gigantor now.
What does this mean? It means not everyone likes the same stuff! You know that group of people at school or work where you're like 
and they think the same about you, except you don't get up in each other's business because that's rude, and rather you go ahead and do your own thing like a boss? That applies online.
and they think the same about you, except you don't get up in each other's business because that's rude, and rather you go ahead and do your own thing like a boss? That applies online.If you don't understand a format—and I see this a lot with haiku—look it up. Good writers read. There's nothing wrong with having questions about a feature, but it is not appropriate to skip out on factchecking.
The artist does not choose the feature! Doesn't matter if it's a self suggestion or otherwise. The person who made it happen was whoever featured it. And yet. FAQ #873: What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?
Anyway, props to you for reading through this! Here, have an explosion. (Also props to ^pica-ae for giving me a solid GIF source.)
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I could put it on my profile, but I like seeing what people guess.
Could be? I get about 50/50 so I suppose guys are into delicious cake too.
thanks!
