Yet Another Xianxia EditionStubbed >>24691477>What is Web Novel General?A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more>Why read web novels?Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be.>Why write web novels?Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning.Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'.>Advice for Noobs!Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24696133>not a female goth evil wizard>not a female sociopath who only cares about morals for impressing her crush mc-kun
>>24695473>path to transcendence>14k followers! 400 chapters!>crack it open out of curiosity>But now he was gone too. It wasn’t like it was unexpected. His gramps was almost 80 years old but it still hit Julian hard. In fact, it might have hit him harder than losing his parents and sister. Because this time, he understood the value of family and appreciated it more than before. This is your emotional hook? wtf, the prologue was so bad I couldn't even bother finishing it.
>>24696233No, no, you don't get it, it's great writing, the 14k proves that! No luck, just pure skill! Writing to audience! You just don't read slop! Why are you even here!? Do it better yourself
>>24696233>prologueHow the fuck they get 14k followers?
>>24696331I was happy today to reach 20 followers.
How did dostoevsky become a mind virus?
>>24688432you're a normalfag
>>24681584gen xers love bragging about their fat wives
>>24681868Congratulations, brah. /fit/izens stay winning.
>>24681512Im too lazy to do all this stuff. Dont have testosterone/energy to do all this things
>>24691141Not resentment, there's no sense of unfairness here, just stating a fact. Appealing to nature is also a classic, so well done. There's a reason the higher the intelligence, the fewer children people tend to have, often none at all.
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATHLifeSilence is golden, my friend. Silence is eternity itself. It will be forevermore while cheap words drip into nature’s gully. So put your words with your other trifles and drink up the golden cup of the Olympians.DeathTrue, silence is golden. Does your silver tongue lap up the golden nectar all the same, by some alchemy?LifeCutting words. Like a serrated blade to meat. I will not bite my tongue! Would you throw yourself upon your own sword with Jocasta’s shame or slay a Caesar? A trifling matter, really. The meat between the teeth is my concern . My silver tongue picks it carefully, as it does with words. Mince not your words or you’ll shriek beneath the mallet.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
G.K. Chesterton somehow knew a /lit/ard
>>24696153You get that with certain TV shows and Internet memes too. Recently I've been watching Community and there's an "oh, so that's where that's from" every two or three episodes.
is "saucy fellow" the bard's "spoony bard"?
>>24696231I don't think they can be the same because "spoony bard" was just a silly translation.
What's your favorite erotic literature?
>What's your favorite erotic literature?>...>- Vgh, people vsed to have so mvch more sex than the do in this sterile modernity, we mvst retvrn~>- Vgh, NO! People vsed to have so mvch LESS sex than the do in this debavched modernity, we mvst retvrn~Why are you motherfuckers like this?
>>24696289If I see someone being wrong on the Internet I have to correct them or else I experience enough emotional pain and stress to shorten my lifespan by a week, which seems negligible but on 4chan it adds up insanely quickly.
>>24696303>If I see someone being wrong on the Internet I have to correct them or else I experience enough emotional pain and stress to shorten my lifespan by a week>on 4chanMotherfucker how are you alive?
>>24696306I just told you, I correct everyone always.My day consists of waking up, opening a thread, argooing in it (even during eating or bathroom activities), then going to sleep.
>>24690123Being shut ins and feminist freaks telling young men they’re essentially creepy, worthless and bad for talking to women. I’ll never forgive those weird witches for it. >>24696289We are simultaneously a slutty, hyper-sexualized culture. One that doesn’t have as much sex because a large portion of people are just turning to ez porn instead of dealing with the harsh landscape of modern dating and the labor that comes with any relationship. So much easier to tug it out to porn than deal with women who make a fuss about meeting out for a drink before you’ve given your entire life story and revealed all mysteries.
If I were to explain as succinctly as I can the failure of contemporary poetry, I can do no better than to post this meme.
>>24696226>nigga nigga nigga nigga>one hunnid pah-cent nigga>nigga nigga nigga nigga>two hunnid pah-cent nigga
>>24696283I didn't say specifically rap (though some of it absolutely is poetry), but music in general- the distinction between poetry and song is a fairly modern concept.
Oll Korrect, but the influence of style and formatting extends far beyond pottery. My aunt is the most hideous soul incarnate in this modern day. Yet she managed to marry herself to a comedically small, comedically rich crypto-jew, and therefore proceeded to enlist an platoon of the finest plastic surgeons, dermatologists, tailors, and hairdressers, and has formatted herself into a very attractive stanza, and everyone (except yours truly) has completely forgotten what a horrible little worm she actually is. It's all just style over substance. It always was, but it's even moreso now. The solution is mandatory blindness.
>>24696293Just because something takes on poetic elements doesn’t make it poetry.
>>24696293>the distinction between poetry and song is a fairly modern concept.(I)>Epic poetry and Tragedy, Comedy also and Dithyrambic: poetry, and the music of the flute and of the lyre in most of their forms, are all in their general conception modes of imitation. They differ, however, from one: another in three respects,—the medium, the objects, the manner or mode of imitation, being in each case distinct.>For as there are persons who, by conscious art or mere habit, imitate and represent various objects through the medium of colour and form, or again by the voice; so in the arts above mentioned, taken as a whole, the imitation is produced by rhythm, language, or 'harmony,' either singly or combined.>Thus in the music of the flute and of the lyre, 'harmony' and rhythm alone are employed; also in other arts, such as that of the shepherd's pipe, which are essentially similar to these. In dancing, rhythm alone is used without 'harmony'; for even dancing imitates character, emotion, and action, by rhythmical movement.(VI)>Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions. By 'language embellished,' I mean language into which rhythm, 'harmony,' and song enter. By 'the several kinds in separate parts,' I mean, that some parts are rendered through the medium of verse alone, others again with the aid of song.>Now as tragic imitation implies persons acting, it necessarily follows, in the first place, that Spectacular equipment will be a part of Tragedy. Next, Song and Diction, for these are the medium of imitation. By 'Diction' I mean the mere metrical arrangement of the words: as for 'Song,' it is a term whose sense every one understands.
I wish TLP was my dad, holy shit this is GOODhttps://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2013/05/dove.html#more
Miss his blog. His book is great.
You've made three shitstained threads about your same shitstained blog and you've done this without any shame nor guile nor art. If you are going to shillpost, demonstrate your readility through your powers of posting themself. Your posts should advertise themselves. But sadly, as previously mentioned, they are completely shit. Did you know that Euthanasia is now legal in many countries? I always thought it was quite a beautiful concept.
>>24696316If only TLP posted here.
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>>24696204The catalyst of their violence is their genetically-predisposed low-impluse control, low-conscientiousness, garbage neurotoxic gutter culture and above all their extraordinarily low mean IQ.
Nine Inch Nails is the best band of all time
>>24696246*Kanye's towards you Westerly
>>24696232Niggers will save the USA from collapse.
>>24696213It’s important to be comfortable being alone. This modern phenomenon of constant connection (texting, calling, social media) isn’t the norm. People would say their goodbyes and be separated for months, years, and it would be normal. But expectations have changed. I wonder if you would feel the same way, if you realized how your behavior affects them. Could you be ok being alone, if you knew no one else was waiting for you? That is the case of many anons here.
Sorcery, Wizardry, Witchcraft, Psionics, and General Magic and Powers EditionFAQ:>What is worldbuilding?Worldbuilding is the process of creating entire fictional worlds from scratch, all while considering the logistics of these worlds to make them as believable as possible. Worldbuilding asks questions about the setting of a world, and then answers them, often in great detail. Most people use it as a means of creating a setting or the scenery for a story.>"Isn't there a Worldbuilding general in >>>/tg/ already?"Yes, there is. However, that general is focused on the creation of fictional worlds for the intended purpose of playing TTRPG campaigns. Here you can discuss worldbuilding projects that are not meant to be used for a roleplaying setting, but for novels, videogames, or any other kind of creative project.>"Can I discuss the setting of my campaign here, though?"If you want to, but it would probably be better to discuss it on >>>/tg/ . We don't allow the discussion of TTRPG mechanics, however. If you want to discuss stats or which D&D edition is best, this is not the place.>"Can I talk about an existing fictional setting that is not mine?"Yes, of course you can!>"Does worldbuilding need to be about fantasy and elves?"Worldbuilding, as already stated above, and contrary to what many believe, does not inherently imply blatantly copying Tolkien. In fact, there are many science-fiction setting out there, and even entire alternative history settings which do not possess supernatural elements at all. Any kind of science fiction book has an implied setting at least, which involves a certain degree of worldbuilding put into it.Old thread: >>24567943
>>24694071I mean, if you don't want your readers to constantly nitpick your choices, there has to be SOME kind of internally consistent logic to magic.
>want to write werewolf themed novel>something about literally me meeting big amazon wolf gf>he gets introduced to their pack of more big wolf women>of course they fight over me>help them fight off vampires, damn i'm good>realise i have no writing talent and just want to look at furry art
>>24696003Sure, but you don't have to make it a measurable science. Mysterious magic is also as viable as mechanics. Don't get me wrong I also enjoy systemized magic, and usually its the mix of both that hits that sweet spot of a good magic system.
>>24696113I hate that furfags ruined werewolves and other "human with animal head" characters.
>>24696003I don't really believe that eldritch metaphysical beings have to be bound by our sense of logic.Just avoid leaning on it as a crutch-form of author fiat and it's fine.
I want to start reading philosophy, but i dont know where start.And no, i dont want to start with greeks. Any advices?
>>24694644Just search for the matters that interest you.https://plato.stanford.edu/
>>24695921This, it's kino to read him first as a youth and then revisit it works later when you've became familiar the Western tradition (Plato - Kant) before him, such is a very Zarathustrian way of getting into philosophy.
>>24695940>Hegel's Lectures on the History of PhilosophyThis will be my last hope in Philosophy. Not OP of course.
>>24695668Honestly yeah, at least for major works. The more you put in the more you get out, and texts like Being and Time are completely inexhaustible. Mark them up, think about them, talk about them, read secondary literature, take a break, read other things, grow, and come back and do it again. It's a really exciting process of development that I'd welcome you to start yourself.
>>24694644The Great ConversationIt is an Oxford book that gives you a good overview of Greco-Roman and European philosophy, then you can choose to read primary texts of whichever philosopher interests you.
GIVE ME OTHER GOOD BOOKS ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES PLS! ^_^
>>24685644>reality is Brezhnevite!!!This meme book is so funny it probably set back the American left by a decade
>>24682817how is picrel? from what I hear its pretty anti-Catholic but I'd like to keep an open mind and not judge too harshly.
>>24686415does anyone have more /x/ schizo reading charts like this? I'd love more.
>>24686423The thesis is much more compelling when argued in its abstract form than the way that McGowan actually presents it in the novel, which indeed comes off as a schizo rant written in a dimly lit basement somewhere. Like we know that the CIA organized underground paramilitary cells in Europe that wound up becoming violent criminal sex trafficking syndicates, and that the US created a systematized program of serial killing in the Vietnam war that was later used in LATAM, but IIRC instead of convincingly tying these threads together he gets caught up in a billion tangent and the lurid details of serial killings and loses focus on his thesis. IMO people who advocate the book online usually offer a more compelling argument than McGowan himself in his own book.
A historical conspiracy theory recommendation:>Early modern witchcraft trials uncovered remnants of a pagan neolithic fertility religion whose rituals and practices were fairly consistent across Central Europe from northern Italy to the Balkans. Its major belief is that some members of the community are marked from birth with a caul as spirit walkers and must enter a shamanistic spiritual battle in their dreams against "demons" to protect their crops several times a year. The Germanic myth of the "wild hunt" is likely related to this religion.
>In the afternoon Uglúk’s troop overtook the Northerners. They were flagging in the rays of the bright sun, winter sun shining in a pale cool sky though it was; their heads were down and their tongues lolling out.>‘Maggots!’ jeered the Isengarders. ‘You’re cooked. The Whiteskins will catch you and eat you. They’re coming!’>A cry from Grishnákh showed that this was not mere jest. Horsemen, riding very swiftly, had indeed been sighted: still far behind but gaining on the Orcs, gaining on them like a tide over the flats on folk straying in a quicksand.>You're cooked.>>You're cooked.>>>You're cooked.Zamn! Didn't know the Uruk-hai were a bunch of zoomers. Based.
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>>24696268Maggoty bread and matcha lattes. At least it think it’s matcha…why else would it be green?
Apparently the US version of Anne Frank's diary in censored to remove all the stuff about her having to whack off quietly and being attracted to the other girls in the attic. God bless the land of the free refill.
Have you ever stolen books from a library?
>>24695935No but I stole them from bookshops
>>24695935yes
I have 4 books which I borrowed but a glitch in the system failed to pick up that I borrowed them and it's been 15 years but I'm too afraid to return them
>>24696276i fucking hate this playplay xitterspeak man. people spend three hours writing shit like this, tweaking the precise misplacement of capital letter and comma to ensure all thing it's off-the-cuff. this macho casualism. this passive aggressive irony. it's the twenty-nothing who intentionally places himself at the most conspicuous corner of the most trendy brunch cafe, wearing an outfit that replicates a gentrified notion of homelessness, reading a book they fake-tattered with water and dish cloths to give the illusion of having been read, wearing glasses and pretending to not be interested in gazes, this performative blasè, which is anything but, rather a heresy towards true slothdom, i hate it.
>>24696288>heresy towards true slothdomI like this. I’m going to steal this. Hehehe.
I'm like halfway through neuromancer at this point and this book fucking sucks dick. I've noticed something with these alleged classic books that started new genres, they all suck. Lord of the Rings is boring as hell. Neuromancer sucks dick. Starship Troopers was literally just Heinlein shitting out half assed political theories (which he completely contradicts in Stranger in a Strange Land, a gay hippie fantasy). All of these so called classics are garbage. And no, it's not just because I don't like the genres they created or whatever. There's plenty of sci-fi and fantasy books I do like. But most of the classics seem pretty bad.
>>24696210Not as much as I would like, actually. No sex scenes, but some romance, only between characters of the same species. It's not furry smut, and I say that as someone who wishes it was. There are scenarios that you could perhaps re-imagine in your own mind to make them smuttier than they are . . .
>>24696157>>24696162>>24696165>>24696243>>24696250Fuck off Cherryh is legit trash. >It's not furry smut, and I say that as someone who wishes it was.QED
>>24696247Six bladerunners? Aren't there only two? The difference is that those movies don't follow the exact events of the books like LotR and The Hobbit do. I've never seen any of the Dune movies, so maybe the books would be boring to me if I had. >seven video games for the latter, and more of it all in the works. LoTR has one live action adaptation and one cartoonNow you're just being disingenuous. Are you really pretending not to know about the many LotR games out there? Do I need to list them?
>>24696247Also I wasn't talking about neuromancer when I made that post. Neuromancer is simply shit, it has nothing to do with derivatives or adaptations. That would have been a disingenuous argument too since there's an entire subculture called cyberpunk, a game by the same name that references things from the book, ect
>>24696286>Neuromancer is simply shitFiltered desu.
