Don't let the name scare you away, Deviantart is a place where artists, photographers, and writers can share their work with a large community. People who post on the site range from teenagers to adults, and from amateurs to professional artists, photographers, and models. There is an adult rating for nude images and or adult language.
It is a free site, but there is a paid option, if you wish to avoid advertisements or want more options when viewing art. I believe the paid option allows you to add more options to your page.
Under the free option, you can:
Showcase a particular piece of art or writing.
Write entries to a journal to allow your fans to know about upcoming events or just tell them about things that are going on in your life.
You can post travel notices, if you are planning trips so your fans can come to shows or signings. It is also a good way to schedule time with an artist, photographer, or model.
The site allows you divide your gallery of work into folders, so your fans can see images or painting of a particular person, place, or thing.
It is a great place to showcase short stories, and you can get feedback on your work.
Here is the site link.
www.deviantart.com
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Terrain and Tactics
Although you may not wish to teach the art of tactics and importance of terrain in your story, you should know how they will affect your battles. Knowing the types of ground and basic tactics will allow you to describe your battles more fully.
Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground: (1) Dispersive ground; (2) facile ground; (3) contentious ground; (4) open ground; (5) ground of intersecting highways; (6) serious ground; (7) difficult ground; (8) hemmed-in ground; (9) desperate ground.
When a chieftain is fighting in his own territory, it is dispersive ground.
When he has penetrated into hostile territory, but to no great distance, it is facile ground.
Ground the possession of which imports great advantage to either side, is contentious ground.
Ground on which each side has liberty of movement is open ground.
Ground which forms the key to three contiguous states, so that he who occupies it first has most of the Empire at his command, is a ground of intersecting highways.
When an army has penetrated into the heart of a hostile country, leaving a number of fortified cities in its rear, it is serious ground.
Mountain forests, rugged steeps, marshes and fens--all country that is hard to traverse: this is difficult ground.
Ground which is reached through narrow gorges, and from which we can only retire by tortuous paths, so that a small number of the enemy would suffice to crush a large body of our men: this is hemmed in ground.
Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground.
On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.
In common terms, Sun Tzu tells us not to fight on our own territory. In enemy territory near your own borders, keep pushing forward. Do not fight on ground that does not provide a distinct advantage to you--this covers not only contentious ground but open ground. When deep inside enemy territory, take all that you can--gold, food, and resources. On ground that is difficult to maneuver, keep moving. When you are in a desperate situation resort to strategy. And, finally, when you are pressed and your back is against the wall, fight like there is no tomorrow, for if you lose there will not be one.
Sun-Tzu. The Art of War. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964.
Battlefield Tactics.
Envelopment. Launching a holding attack on the center of the enemy line, while making your main attack around the enemy flank with the goal of attacking them from the rear.
Double Envelopment. A holding attack on the center of the enemy line, with flanking attacks on both sides of the enemy line.
Refusing a Flank. A defensive tactic in which the end of the line swings backward to form an L, so that a new perpendicular line is formed on the flank of the old line.
Feigned Withdrawal. Having the center of your line give way, while having your flanks hold their ground. When the attacker pursues your retreating troops, they turn and hold their grounds while your flanking troops attack the flanks of the enemy.
Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground: (1) Dispersive ground; (2) facile ground; (3) contentious ground; (4) open ground; (5) ground of intersecting highways; (6) serious ground; (7) difficult ground; (8) hemmed-in ground; (9) desperate ground.
When a chieftain is fighting in his own territory, it is dispersive ground.
When he has penetrated into hostile territory, but to no great distance, it is facile ground.
Ground the possession of which imports great advantage to either side, is contentious ground.
Ground on which each side has liberty of movement is open ground.
Ground which forms the key to three contiguous states, so that he who occupies it first has most of the Empire at his command, is a ground of intersecting highways.
When an army has penetrated into the heart of a hostile country, leaving a number of fortified cities in its rear, it is serious ground.
Mountain forests, rugged steeps, marshes and fens--all country that is hard to traverse: this is difficult ground.
Ground which is reached through narrow gorges, and from which we can only retire by tortuous paths, so that a small number of the enemy would suffice to crush a large body of our men: this is hemmed in ground.
Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground.
On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.
In common terms, Sun Tzu tells us not to fight on our own territory. In enemy territory near your own borders, keep pushing forward. Do not fight on ground that does not provide a distinct advantage to you--this covers not only contentious ground but open ground. When deep inside enemy territory, take all that you can--gold, food, and resources. On ground that is difficult to maneuver, keep moving. When you are in a desperate situation resort to strategy. And, finally, when you are pressed and your back is against the wall, fight like there is no tomorrow, for if you lose there will not be one.
Sun-Tzu. The Art of War. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964.
Battlefield Tactics.
Envelopment. Launching a holding attack on the center of the enemy line, while making your main attack around the enemy flank with the goal of attacking them from the rear.
Double Envelopment. A holding attack on the center of the enemy line, with flanking attacks on both sides of the enemy line.
Refusing a Flank. A defensive tactic in which the end of the line swings backward to form an L, so that a new perpendicular line is formed on the flank of the old line.
Feigned Withdrawal. Having the center of your line give way, while having your flanks hold their ground. When the attacker pursues your retreating troops, they turn and hold their grounds while your flanking troops attack the flanks of the enemy.
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