Wrote himself into a corner, and I think he is just too stubborn to change course. He's was so dead set on finishing the series in two books cutting, rewriting,(which makes sense when you hear how he writes thse books) and he just got burnt out.

Also think he just finds all the other shit more fun to write than the white walkers(which is why we've barely seen them) and cant think of a satisfying conclusion.

The show reception doesn't have much impact since the guy was barely writing at that point. Not to mention whatever he gave D&D were probably from the initial idea he had for the ending when it was supposed to be a trilogy. Which is why according to them he only had concrete endings to all of the main players(Jon, Dany, Tyrion, Arya, and Bran) and only vague ideas about the others.

>>24629879
The manuscript got lost in his fat folds

>>24629879
Him not working on it means he makes progress at 0% per/t for any given value of t

>>24633464
Yeah, I think this is it. Honestly, he should just write in fan ideas. All the discussions and videos on the fucking book have made more interesting lore/end points then he could have likely thought up by now lmao.

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>>24633464
Why not just release two books at once with two different timelines like Pokemon?

>>24635771
I meant Microsoft Word

i really shouldn't type while drunk

I use manuscript and it works well for me, also it's free and all offline so no chance of them changing terms of use/subscription and ransoming my work

>>24635771
Just use word/docs/libre office. It really doesn't matter. Scrivener has a myriad of largely useless features that you will most likely don't need and won't use

>>24635771
all I need is vim

>>24635541
People into group dances are usually conformist

>>24635563
Different team, different uniform. That's all there is to it. Therefore clothes do indicate political beliefs, contrary to your opinion.

>>24635527
the brunette on the right can get it though. hnnnnngg

>>24635596
I mean the left. christ I hit enter too soon.

>>24634961
what's the difference?

>>24636064
I fell out of my chair when the sugababy told the hag, "now that I have seen you in daylight, I must've been on some crazy good wine."

any Plautuschads in?

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>>24636069
all hail the ancient shitposter

>>24635181
>Have you read his comedies?
Yes; they're all brilliant. Celebrants of the Thesmophoria is equally brutal about women, with extra dunking on Euripides and Agathon on top, and of course, everyone who exalts Host-Disbander as a feminist text can't have read even the first lines of the play.

>There are a lot of things about us women / That sadden me, considering how men / See us as rascals.
>As indeed we are!

>>24636069
Plautus is enjoyable both for himself and for the fact that in him you can trace the origins of the entire European comedy as far as Molière. IMO his best is The Little Pot.

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>>24635542
>insults IQ of others
>refers to Leonardo as "Da Vinci"

>>24633995
I've been enjoying it as well
as for the people on the train I've been reciting it to: not so much (Sydney inter-city rail commuters typically prefer Milton)

>>24636021
I'll remember this if I ever visit Australia. You try any of Milton's Latin on them?

>>24635622
Aristotle writes of at least 4 causes. Of the causes there must be some cause potentially answering to a form concerned with reification of conceptuality.

>>24634097
He is probably the reincarnation of Mr J Evans Pritchard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is5eyrEc1Mg

>>24635874
How do I upvote in this website?

>>24636072
Russian lit is short and weak compared to other Euro countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Spain and England. And though Tolstoy may be the greatest novelist, and Dostoevsky have some peculiar greatness (though I cannot read his) “russian lit” is largely a meme

>>24636089
r-real...

>>24636072
> heavyweights
> Mark Twain
One can make an argument for Dickens, but Twain is not a heavyweight by any stretch of the imagination.

>>24636072
Have you considered reading? Gaining your own opinion?

>>24633634
It’s melancholic about the state of Spain and its decline under incompetent rulers. But there is a genuine love of Spain, its people, and culture in the books. At worst the tone is bittersweet.

>>24628453
Here
https://youtu.be/jFPqTCR0_F8?si=gnN8KuvhkPhGYmkk

>>24635761
Disagree. It's pretty aggressively cynical about the state of Spain during its age of glory, cynical about even the possibility of idealism, and he exhibits the same cynicism in his other works like The Fencing Master (also set in a historical era of Spain, and where a large part of the point of the book is that the titular fencing master is a pathetic figure, an object of universal ridicule and even contempt for his devotion to an abstract ideal).

>>24636091
Reverte has nothing but praise for the cultural achievements of Spain’s golden age. The protagonist is drinking buddies with real life golden age playwrights and poets. He’s cynical about the corrupt leadership getting Spain mired in costly wars in the Netherlands and Spain falling behind its peers.
Also, the book is told from the viewpoint of someone recalling the events decades later, well after the golden age had ended so it makes sense that that viewpoint would be cynical. With the advantage of hindsight the narrator sees the cracks forming and the decline setting in.

>>24628901
post aunt

>>24633881
6'0 on the left, 5'11 on the right

>>24635873
you are a ridiculous puppet of cliche. unable to conceptualise an original comment nor quip.

>>24633881
English:
Faulkner, Nabokov, Henry James, Poe

Non-English:
Chekhov, Ibsen

I think those are good to start.
Poetry can help too.

Ah the scent of a papermill hangs over more than a few towns. Thomas wolfe is another old writer that wrote about stone carving or other things like that.

>>24635875
>T. 5'11
Don't worry anon, I'm sure that leg lengthening surgery will do wonders for you :)

Copy down your favorite lines by him and pretend you're him writing

>>24636081
That would only work for a native speaker.

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>>24635936
as a fellow esl i share your sentiment, and i do agree with the fact you'll never be able to replicate him, and i honestly think you should just give up imitating established authors and instead incorporate your identity into your works. don't try to be a native speaker, rather embrace your esl. as long as you keep believing you'll always be an esl and never the level of a native speaker you won't make anything of value, because this concept is a hindrance to your true potential. true greatness is deep inside of you, not outside.
don't feel hopeless over it, accept it and let your mind free. jump over that wall and embrace the hand you've dealt.
i don't think english is the most beautiful language however, french fits that definition better for me.

>>24636081
this
picrel

Honestly I thought the book was pretty consistently strong as compared to Monte Cristo which had a strong start and end but a not so great middle. The ending was also really great. The image kind of just sticks out in my mind.

>>24634714
>The ending was also really great. The image kind of just sticks out in my mind.
What was it?

>>24632083
Spanish picaresca

Yo, get ready for The Three Musketeers. It’s not just about swords and beef, it’s about flexing your true self and snatching that W.

D’Artagnan is a total Chad, young and hungry. He’s here to prove he’s got the drip and the skills to run the game.

He links up with the OG musketeers - Athos Porthos and Aramis. These guys are not only about that sword life, they’re also about standing for what’s right and having each other’s backs. Real ones only.

Plus we got some absolute queens in the mix. Milady is a whole mood, she’s tricky and fierce, showing women can run the show. Constance is also a real one, she’s smart brave and not afraid to clap back and speak her truth.

This squad is out here fighting the bad guys and showing that loyalty friendship and a little bit of savage energy can change the entire game.

This story is all about smashing stereotypes, lifting each other up, and staying true to the grind, no cap.

>>24634786
I realize that this is written entirely in a spirit of detached, cheerful satire of a particular kind of hideous zoomoid infuencer, but I still urgently desire that you neck yourself. It's too accurate.

>>24633939
Are people shitposting ITT or do you retards actually need to read out loud?

>>24635483
Very Middle Eastern of you.

Ive begun to read out loud more often recently, i do it to train my voice, my capacity to read out loud in an engaging manner and to also play a little with my acting skills. Its a lot of fun. I may work in voice acting sooner or later, as i have a deep voice with a wide range and my aunt owns a big production company.

>>24633939
I only read out loud if somebody else comes to me with something like a letter to read. You kind of mumble to yourself to show your thinking process and where you are on the page.
I don't think you'd find any normal adults reading out loud on public transit and so on.

>>24635978
But I wouldn’t refer to this as reading aloud for the sake of reading but more just using what you’re reading as a quasi-script to work on vocal performance.

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My favourite neckbeard

This thread just made me realise I will never make it, not because of any of my talent or lack thereof, but because I am ugly.

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>>24636080
you still in middle school mentality? gold is gold.

>>24636083
Not one posted here is below chad lite facially, most are chads, plus white.

>>24636087
so you dont have any square jawed chads in your literary pantheon? gay