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What Rough BeastThe throaty roar of airplane engines filled the large hall. Outside was the smell of gasoline and burnt rubber; inside was sanitised and antiseptic. The walls were white, and the carpet an institutional beige, designed to be blandly easy on the eye.  
 
I hugged Avi close to protect him against the milling, circulating crowds. There were a lot of them. Overhead airplanes circled like great falcons, waiting for the order to land. Someone, somewhere on the site was probably watching events, deciding when it was safe for those birds to meet the tarmac.   
Armed security personnel roamed the aisles and the spaces between the m What Rough Beast
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From the Archives: Anti-TrustWell, the Revolution happened, but not in the manner that any vaguely ideological could have predicted 100 years before. The great war, the thermonuclear destruction that was to have been the harbinger of either the resurrection of a utopian human race, or the genesis of a bestial existence in a desolate, post-holocaust world, never materialised. The ageing and antiquated weapons of mass destruction remained moth-balled in their silos, their launch codes forgotten; now nothing more than a poignant reminder of the quaint days when military might was thought to be equivalent to power and influence. A weapon was discovered or, perhaps, rediscove From the Archives: Anti-Trust
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But the garden at the back of their small semi-detached house was dying, despite everything she could do. She listened to Gardener's Question Time on the radio, she assiduously spread compost while trying not to think about what was in it, she re-potted and pruned, but the garden was withering.  
 
It was all she cou Mr Griffin's War
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The Legacy of St. JohnClaire had only joined because she had to. The school Judo club had wanted someone first aid trained, and she'd volunteered because, well, volunteering for things - showing willing  - was about all she did well. From first aid training she'd been suckered into joining the organisation proper. The St. John's Ambulance Service.  
 
And now she spent her weekends sitting around in a draughty tent on the outskirts of Parson's Field, kept company by an assorted group of middle aged, knitwear-loving bores, while the rest of her class enjoyed the amusements of the fairground parked on the grass. It would be doing the group she spent t The Legacy of St. John
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On word count and critique

Tue Aug 18, 2009, 1:36 PM
On a whim, I totalled up the number of words of 'literature' I've submitted to DA since I joined about a year ago: 49,100. That's half a novel so far, even if it was on such unrelated subjects as the evolution of the Hospitaller Knights, Mexican zombies in 1846, and a fanatical religion based on imaginary gods. Actually, I think that's the plot of Dan Brown's latest novel. Burn.

Anyway...

I guess I've realised that DA is a community rather than just a place to store work, and so I'm trying to give a little back and spread the love. I don't really want to be that guy who just posts his work and leaves. That's like being the bloke at the open mic session who gets up, plays his two-and-a-half-chord song and then pisses off home when it's someone else's turn.

So, a while back I started giving critiques - it's probably one of the few things I'm vaguely qualified for. Critiquing someone's furry naruto/malfoy sexfic: finally, a use for my degree.

I jest - I've only actually read one piece that I would consider to be poor quality. Even the fanfic I've critiqued has been generally well written. There are some surprisingly talented people on this site.


Overall, my aim to equal my 'lit' wordcount with the critique wordcount or, at the least, to get close. Critiques so far have ranged from about 300 words to a 1000 (sometimes two or three times the length of the piece itself - I'm verbose).

Current total:

Literature: 49,000 words
Critique:    12,000 words.


Hell of a long way to go. And if anyone's reading this and wants a critique, post below, and I'll try to get round to it when I've shifted the backlogue of work I've promised to read.

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~Jenu1 Oct 7, 2009, 5:43:16 PM
Hello! My name's Jenu, and I noticed that you gave a very detailed and nice critique on Antram's story, and I was wondering if you'd like to check out my story and critique it. I'm looking to improve it in any way possible, so any remark will be appreciated. :)

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~Martin-Kewish Sep 23, 2009, 8:34:02 AM
Have not seen an update in some time. Looking forward to reading new work mate.

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Let me tell you a story, a story to change the eyes from which you see, the heart from which you feel and the world from which you live.
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~Nicephorus Sep 27, 2009, 9:00:22 AM
Hah, cheers mate. Moving house, no internet connection. An eternity of putting up bookshelves. Hopefully get time to write soon.

Still, will have a lot deviations to check when I finally get the internet.
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*VulpesFulva Aug 25, 2009, 5:37:10 PM
Thanks for the fave, the watch, and (again) especially the critique!
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~NamelessShe Jul 19, 2009, 4:47:13 PM
:wave: I wanted to say thank you for suggesting Snow Red for a Daily Literature Deviation! It absolutely made my day.
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~Nicephorus Jul 19, 2009, 4:53:08 PM
:D I'm glad! ~Miss-S-Bird asked if I knew of any good literature to put forward, so I suggested a couple of stories from my favourites. Glad she chose that one, it's a great piece.
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*ProjectComment Jul 13, 2009, 10:54:12 AM
Thank you for the :+devwatch: and the support! :D
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~Shadow-Skald Jul 12, 2009, 7:15:24 PM
Thanks for the nice crit! (I'm glad you picked up on the subtleties of the magic bit :)) I will be happy to return the favour, is there anything in particular you would like a review on, or shall I just go browsing?

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"Write, & find ecstasy in writing! Work, & be our bed in working! Thrill with the joy of life & death! Ah! thy death shall be lovely: whososeeth it shall be glad... Come! lift up thine heart & rejoice!." Liber AL vel Legis, 2:66.
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~Nicephorus Jul 13, 2009, 1:22:24 AM
No need. I wasn't looking for a counter-critique. :)

Just saw this, and wanted to comment. To be honest, I can't remember exactly how I browsed to this story, but was glad I did.
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~Iodinespaceboy Jul 9, 2009, 8:13:01 PM
oh god, you like borges... now I am going to have to watch you.
(I've only read labyrinths and I loved it. Does he have any other translated work out?)
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