We all know what a deviant's most popular works are: all it takes is a single click of the mouse button and we can find out which of their pieces are the most commented upon, most viewed, most liked by the dA community. But what of their own favourite pieces?

We all have our pet deviations: the ones we labour on night after night, the one we pour heart and soul; blood, sweat and tears into; the ones we look at and say, "This is what I'm proudest of."

What are your favourite personal pieces? Are they the very same ones that have gained the most attention at dA, or do they lurk in a dark, dusty corner of your gallery, commented upon by only a handful and appreciated by even less? What inspired you? Why did you draw/write them? How do you feel about them?

Edit: Now featuring *JolanthusTrel along with the others!



This is my beautiful grandson. You may recognize him. This is my first and only attempt at a real portrait.


Yummy. I had fun with this one.


One of my first. Kitties.



I like this one for a couple of reasons ^^ This was a birthday gift for one of my Jedi friends, actually drawn with his photo as a reference. And I've spent so much time shading it... And then I discovered I screwed up the proportions and I couldn't fix it anymore...


This was my first pencil-shaded drawing that I later coloured in PS. I love how it turned out ^^


I wanted to colour this for so long and when I finally managed to finish I was really pleased with the effects.



I'm just proud of the subtle shading that I managed in this one and to actually give some texturing to it...plus I love the emotion!!!!


I have never, EVER been able to duplicate that skintone effect again! why?! oh WHY?! oh merciful gods, why?!?!!? I'm insanely proud of how real it looks if only I could do it again!!!! *sob*


for a joke pic hot damn it came out great! I'm sooo freaking proud of the anatomy in this!


Dude didn't play by the rules, but he still commented, so he's still here. With some random selections. If he decides he wants to switch any of them out, I guess I can do that. I guess.








Tebby in all his vibrant sexy colour


One of my favourite non emo\relationship poems


A short story with elves and vampires.

We all know what a deviant's most popular works are: all it takes is a single click of the mouse button and we can find out which of their pieces are the most commented upon, most viewed, most liked by the dA community. But what of their own favourite pieces?

We all have our pet deviations: the ones we labour on night after night, the one we pour heart and soul; blood, sweat and tears into; the ones we look at and say, "This is what I'm proudest of."

What are your favourite personal pieces? Are they the very same ones that have gained the most attention at dA, or do they lurk in a dark, dusty corner of your gallery, commented upon by only a handful and appreciated by even less? What inspired you? Why did you draw/write them? How do you feel about them? Leave a comment or (better yet) send me a note, showing me your top THREE personal favourites in your gallery and explaining why you're attached to them - and I will feature them in my next journal entry.

There's no limit to the number of people featured; however, if the response is good, there may be more than one article.

No tags, no obligations, but if you'd like to help promote other deviants, please feel free to help yourself to this.

Stolen from Far's journal word for word, because it's just that cool.

I know, once again I've fallen way behind with my dA watchers. I swear, I will catch up with all of you.

In the meantime... because I have no shame, most of you have no doubt become aware of my book blog due to my constant and gratuitous self-pimping. For the next two weeks, we're holding a contest for pretty much anyone who likes to share their thoughts on the things they read. We're not putting any limitations on the type of book, either, so feel free to broaden my horizons with something I wouldn't normally touch on if you'd like.

Here's how to enter:

-Write a review of a book you've read. Good book, bad book, children's book, I don't care. So long as it's something that's been published, I'm not going to be picky.
-Put your review up on your blog with a link to this entry.
-Leave me a comment here (or on livejournal, if you're prefer) to let me know you've entered.

That's it! Alternately, if you don't have a blog, you can e-mail me your review at genrereviews@gmail.com.

The review doesn't have to be long or complex. I don't expect to find the cure for cancer in these things, it's all just for fun. You can find more details at the above links, and if anyone has any questions, you know where to find me. (Except for that Garrity chap. I'm pretty sure he still hasn't figured out where I am.)

WOO! Contest!

Both *mandalorianjedi and *PoldalleLovesnare had this up with different birds in the title. So. Here's my version.

01: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
"casket was surrounded by a ring of lavish foods--an offering"

02: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Um, nothing. Although I can almost touch a nearby chair.

03: What is the last thing you watched on TV?:
Uhh... I dunno, probably something Eva was watching.

04: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:
3-ish. Yes, in the morning.

05: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?:
3:05am

06: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Tori Amos

07: When did you last step outside?
Walking my four-year-old home from pre-school

08: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?:
Um, I don't remember. That was at least seconds ago!

09: What are you wearing?:
Comfy roaming around the house clothes. T-shirt and underpants. Because pants are overrated.

10: Did you dream last night?
I'm sure I did.

11: When did you last laugh?
Scheming for the comic I work on with ~lilias and ~queenpantheraleo

12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?:
There's a giant picture of my wedding over my computer.

13: Seen anything weird lately?:
My children are very bizarre.

14: What do you think of this quiz?
Where are the promised birds?

15: What is the last film you saw?:
In the theatres? Um... oh, The Spiderwick Chronicles. It was cute. Some interesting ideas, although the hero was kind of an idiot. Now I have to read the book to see if he's meant to be that way.

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?:
A house. That would be nice.

17: Tell me something about you that I don't know:
Well, since different people know different things about me, it's nearly impossible to come up with something that nobody here knows. How about the livejournal community I co-run dedicated to reviewing and discussing genre fiction?

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?:
Eradicate prejudices and have each person valued for their worth and/or abilities instead of their more visual aspects.

19: Do you like to dance?
Yes. Yes, I do.

20: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?:
I don't think I have to imagine this, since I already have one.

21: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?:
Yeah, I have one of those, too.

22: Would you ever consider living abroad?:
Considered it at one point. I'd have to have a job lined up before making the jump, though, and since I don't, well...

23: Will you pass on this survey?:
This is strictly a non-tagging zone. If someone wants to pick it up, they will, regardless if I tell them they "have to" or not."

Stolen from *ladyrevan82 because... um, cuz I can?

Real name: Anna

What it means, according to this site:

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

I... can't stop laughing. I don't think this could have been further off if they'd tried to write the opposite of my personality. Authoritative? Aggressive? Wow. This site is awesome. (Incidently, I took a test a little while ago, and I fit pretty securely in Type B personality. On a scale where 0 is the most "B" possible and 100 was ultimate "A", I got 11. Yeah.)

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

Um, ok, active imagination I'll grant you. But paranoia? Jealousy? Hmm. Sounds like we're going back to Type A personality territory, where I apparently stress myself out over everything. Seriously, my version of mad jealousy is "I wish I could nap as hard as that ferret, so little twitching feet wouldn't even wake me up."

Ok, just for fun...

Online name: ocelott

What it means:

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.
You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.
A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.
You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home.
You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.

Wow, that was... really long, compared to the first answer. Do I get extra paragraphs for the extra letters or something? I love how "ocelott" means I'm a "go with the flow" sort of person, while my birth name means I'm all uptight and aggressive.

Oh, and if anyone was wondering, cuz I know I was, "Ocy" makes me an unpredictable free spirit. (The rest of it was remarkably close to the ocelott results.)

Clearly, I have a split personality. Awesome.