here's the dealie:


i remember when the first concepts of portfolio were in the rocks, and god damn it's gone a long way. but honestly, it makes me a little sad that i can't use it. this could be a huge resource for writers and has the potential to, but it's not there and i'm not sure if it's in the works.



writers need portfolios just as badly as artists. writers, especially freelance ones who work for journals, magazines, or creative industries, need portfolios to showcase their talents and abilities like any other freelance industry -- and if deviantART offered that accessibility, i would be fucking excited.



i am not, however, fucking excited. i'm like-- lukewarm coffee excited. which, admittedly, is still something, but not what i was hoping for.



just looking at the system itself, it's great -- i was pumped to try it out. but as soon as it gave me the error for trying to upload textual deviations, i threw up my white flag. i understand this is an art site, but i get frustrated when deviantART introduces new features that breeze over literature and consider it secondary. for an example, the sitback feature -- while awesome for artists -- does nothing for literature.



things i'd like to see in portfolio for literature:

an inline, scrollable text box for literature portfolio material

preview tabs for lit deviations. similar to how any art/photos show a thumbnail, a lit preview could offer the story title and synopsis and/or the first line or 'hook' for the story, to effectively catch potential employer's attentions

potentially, an ability to put employer/commissioner feedback as an add-on to buff someone's resume.



yeah. until then -- eh. i'll continue using my own writing portfolio site.



brief edit: lack of impending lit content verified. sad clown.